The
quack Miranda warning is a term used by
skeptics to describe the text which the
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) requires that all labels and marketing materials for products sold as dietary supplements carry, in boldface type:
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
The name is a reference to the
Miranda warning used by law enforcement agencies. It is also used by websites selling a variety of alternative medicine products and unproven devices.
The quack Miranda warning metastatizes
David Gorski (Orac)
See also
* Safe harbor (law)
A safe harbor is a provision of a statute or a regulation that specifies that certain conduct will be deemed not to violate a given rule. It is usually found in connection with a more-vague, overall standard. By contrast, "''un''safe harbors" ...
* Nutrition facts label
The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and other slight variations) is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients (to limit and get enough of) are in t ...
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Alternative medicine
Medical slang