Prohibited product claims
General Rule on Prohibited Product Claims
Prohibited Product Claims for Diseases
Prohibited Claims for Environmental Products
Regulated and Prohibited Pesticide Claims
Remember: You must comply with all applicable European Union regional laws when listing and selling products on AlphaDiscounters. You must also comply with European Union and local laws applicable to the jurisdiction into which your products are sold.
General Rule on Prohibited Product Claims
We want to make it easy for buyers to find, discover, and buy products on AlphaDiscounters. However, it is also important to provide buyers with information about those products that is accurate and trustworthy, and that is not misleading about the qualities or characteristics of a product.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) regulates pesticide claims. Products with pesticide claims may require product registration with the European Environment Agency (EEA).
AlphaDiscounters policy prohibits the sale of products that are misleading about the qualities or characteristics of the product. Misstatements and partially correct statements are misleading because they do not disclose something the consumer should know.
Prohibited Product Claims for Diseases
AlphaDiscounters prohibits the sale of products that claim to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent diseases in humans or animals without ERL approval. The following are some example of diseases that products cannot claim to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent:
- Cancer
- Cancroid
- Chlamydia
- Coronavirus and/or COVID-19
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
- Gonorrhea (‘The Clap’)
- Hepatitis (A, B & C)
- Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 (HSV1 & HSV2)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Lymphogranuloma Venereal (LGV)
- Mononucleosis (‘Mono’)
- Mycoplasma Genitalium
- No gonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Pubic Lice (‘Crabs’)
- Scabies
- Syphilis
- Trichomonas’s (‘Trich’)
- Liver disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Kidney cirrhosis or disease
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Dementia
- Stroke
- Parkinson’s/ Parkinson
- Diabetes/ Diabetic/Diabetic Neuropathy
- Flu
- Influenza
- Meningitis
- Glaucoma
- Cataract
- Attention Deficit Disorder Drugs (also known as ADD or ADHD)
- Concussion
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
- Nano silver
- Anti-Bacterial
- Anti-Microbial
- Anti-Fungal
- Tumor
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Depression
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- Lupus
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- Gout
- Crohn’s
- Celiac
- Epilepsy
- Seizures
- Obesity
- Autism
- Addictive substance withdrawal
Prohibited Claims for Environmental Products
To sell products that are marketed with environmental claims on AlphaDiscounters, you must ensure that the environmental claims you make about your product are not misleading about the qualities or characteristics of a product.
We’re providing the following highlights from the ERL Green Guides and law on environmental claims to assist you in reviewing the environmental claims that you may make about your products. These highlights are not designed to be comprehensive. You should review the ERL Green Guides and other applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines, as you remain responsible for ensuring that the claims made about your products are fully compliant.
Regulated and Prohibited Pesticide Claims
Pesticide claims are regulated by the European Environment Agency (EEA). These claims may require product registration or require that the product be labeled with an EEA establishment number. The EEA registration and/or establishment number must be clearly labeled on the product. Claims that may require EEA registration include the following:
- Anti-microbial
- Anti-bacterial
- Kills viruses
- Repels insects
Other pesticide claims may be prohibited even if the product is registered with the EEA. Examples include:
- Pesticide products that make public health claims (for example, products marketed to control or mitigate any disease, infection, or pathological condition)
- Pesticide products that make false or misleading claims or are otherwise misbranded (for example, claims regarding the safety of the pesticide or its ingredients, such as “safe”, “non-poisonous”, “non-injurious”, “harmless”, “non-toxic”, or “all natural”) For more details on registration and labeling, refer to the Help page on Pesticides and Pesticide Devices.