Hi Everyone,
In the world of Dietary Supplments, the FDA has some rules about what manufacturers can and cannot say on their product labels or advertising. But in the world of e-commerce, customer reviews play a significant role in your product's worth in the eyes of a consumer.
I'm looking for information on whether the FDA takes issue with customers making what would amount to be a health claim or structure function claim in their review of our products. If our company said something like "this herb will prevent you from getting the flu during flu season!", there's obviously a problem with that. But if a customer leaves a review on our amazon page or store website saying "I always take this herb during flu season and haven't gotten sick in years!", are we required to delete that review? Our owner is confused on this topic (as am I) because we're trying to develop and online presence, and customer reviews are important. Should we be policing our product reviews for health claims on a regular basis?