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Suppression: Drug Claim in Listing

The listing contains language that Amazon or the FDA classifies as a drug claim — implying the product can diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent a disease or condition. These claims require FDA approval and violate Amazon policy.

How to detect this suppression

Account Health > Policy Compliance shows drug claim violations. The listing may be deactivated with a policy violation notice. Amazon may also send a warning email identifying the specific claim language.

Fix steps

  1. 1Identify all drug claim language in your title, bullets, description, and images
  2. 2Replace "treats," "cures," "prevents," "heals," and "diagnoses" with "supports," "promotes," "helps maintain," and "is associated with"
  3. 3Remove any disease names from the listing content (diabetes, cancer, arthritis, etc.) — these trigger automatic flagging
  4. 4Review product images for any visual claims (before/after showing disease improvement)
  5. 5Submit the corrected listing and a brief explanation to Account Health if a violation was recorded

Appeal process

Fix the listing content first. Then respond to the Account Health violation with a brief explanation of the changes made. For first violations, this typically resolves the issue. Repeat violations require a full POA.

Expected resolution time: 1-5 days

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