misbranding
Deceptive product labeling
Misbranding is labeling or advertising a product in a false or misleading way.
The term appears most often in regulatory contexts—food, drugs, and cosmetics can be deemed misbranded if their packaging omits required information, makes unsupported claims, or misrepresents contents: The FDA issued a warning letter for misbranding the dietary supplement.
The verb is misbrand.
Mark with incorrect information
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
- nutritionBodily use of food
- allergensImmune reaction triggers
expiration · FDA · recall · compliance · regulations · warning · claims · false advertising
Fraudulent imitation
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- fakeNot the real thing
hoax · sham · falsification · deception · misrepresentation · knockoff · piracy · imposture
Registered commercial identifier
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- impersonationPretending to be another
lookalike · imitation · generic · private label · gray market · unauthorized
mislabel
Mark with incorrect information
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
- nutritionBodily use of food
allergens · expiration · FDA · recall · compliance · regulations · warning · claims · false advertising · consumer protection
counterfeit
Fraudulent imitation
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- swindleDeception for financial gain
fake · hoax · sham · falsification · deception · misrepresentation · knockoff · piracy · imposture · adulteration
trademark
Registered commercial identifier
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
impersonation · lookalike · imitation · generic · private label · gray market · unauthorized
- FDA regulationFDA, drug approval, medical devices, prescription drugs, food labeling
- food fraudfood fraud, substitution, mislabeling, contamination
- food labelsnutrition facts, ingredient list, ingredients, ingredients list, calories
- product labelsingredient list, warning labels, safety labels, warning label, nutrition facts
misbrandingtransparency
State of being see-through
authenticity · truthfulness · consumer protection · integrity · good faith
brand, branded, branding, rebranding, rebrand, unbranded, rebranded, misbranded, co-branding