# CV-ST-02 · “Disclaimer present but not prominent”

Source: https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-ST-02/

Claims Verified standard CV-ST-02: “Disclaimer present but not prominent”, Medium. The rule, the authority behind it, and the line to cite it by. Standards version v1.4.1.

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CV-ST-02 · standards v1.4.1

# “Disclaimer present but not prominent”

Medium Structural 1 of 109 standards

## How often we find it

Found on **8** of the 2,243 best-selling listings we have ruled, 8 times in total. That is 8 live product pages carrying this wording today.

## What this standard rests on

**FDA · US · regulation**

[21 CFR 101.93(d)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.93)

“placement and prominence of the disclaimer”

**FDA · US · statute**

[FDCA s.403(r)(6), 21 U.S.C. 343(r)(6)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/343)

“structure/function claims permitted where the manufacturer has substantiation that the statement is truthful and not misleading, and the disclaimer is carried”

Source checked 2026-08-18.

## What kind of finding this is

A fact about the page. Either the words are there or they are not, either the disclaimer is present or it is not, either the register shows a record or it does not. Anyone can check this without professional judgement.

## Cite this standard

Claims Verified, standard CV-ST-02 "Disclaimer present but not prominent", standards v1.4.1, retrieved 06 November 2026, https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-ST-02/

Or put it in your own policy

Marketing copy must not use "Disclaimer present but not prominent" or equivalent wording. See Claims Verified standard CV-ST-02 (standards v1.4.1): https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-ST-02/

Cite it freely with attribution and the version. The whole register is machine-readable at [/standards/registry.json](https://claimsverified.org/standards/registry.json). Rulings are our published professional opinion, not legal advice.

## Others in Structural

[CV-ST-01 · Missing FDA disclaimer](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-ST-01/)

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