CLAIM RULINGS · PLATFORM POLICY

Can a supplement use disease terms in Amazon backend search keywords?

No. Amazon scans the hidden fields and the FDA treats metatags as claims, so backend keywords fail exactly the way visible copy does. This is the field brands most often forget.

SEVERITY WE ASSIGN
HIGH
STANDARD FAMILY
Platform policy
ENFORCED BY
Amazon, FDA
§ 01 · WHY IT FAILS

The rule this runs into

Commonly missed. Amazon scans backend fields; FDA treats metatags as claims.

We file this under platform policy and rate it high. It is enforced by Amazon, FDA, which matters because a single phrase can fail in more than one place at once: a listing suppression, an ad-account review and a warning letter are three different consequences of the same sentence.

§ 02 · WHAT TO SAY INSTEAD

The compliant version

This is the rewrite an audit ships for this phrase, in the words we would hand you.

THE RULING’S OWN REWRITE

Strip disease terms from all hidden fields.

Every structure/function claim on this page still needs the FDA disclaimer wherever it appears. That requirement has its own ruling.

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§ 03 · NEARBY RULINGS

Same family, same trap

CRITICAL · PLATFORM POLICY
Can an Amazon supplement listing use disease keywords in the title or bullets?
HIGH · NAMED CONDITION
Can a supplement say it is for menopause symptoms or hot flashes?
HIGH · IMPLIED DRUG
Can a supplement say “anti-inflammatory”?
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