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Current Post September 30, 2026
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Ingredient Studies Don’t Automatically Add Up to a Finished-Product Claim

Ingredient studies may support carefully qualified claims

The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently reviewed claims made by a functional chocolate company. This case helps provide some more context to the question, “Can studies on individual ingredients support claims for a multi-ingredient finished product?” But of course, with all things, context matters, and ...

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