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Supplement marketing rules in California
What you can claim, how you can pay for referrals, and where California diverges from the federal floor. Derived from the live ruleset library.
Yes. California has its own supplement marketing law, and Pre-Trip carries it as a live rule set, read line by line against the statutes it cites, checked 2026-07-24. On top of the federal rules that apply everywhere (the FTC Act, the TCPA, CAN-SPAM), California adds 2 rules of its own, listed below with the section behind each one. A clean pass here means the copy cleared both.
Cal. Health and Safety Code 25249.6 (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986: no person in the course of doing business shall knowingly and intentionally expose an individual to a listed
Every California scan also runs the always-on federal layer: FTC deceptive health claims and endorsements, TCPA consent and revocation in calls and texts. A ruleset counts toward a clean pass only while it is published, matches its content hash, and its review clock is fresh, which is why the date above is load-bearing.
What the scanner does with two versions of the same idea. The flagged line is rendered the way Pre-Trip renders a finding; the clean line is a pass.
Our turmeric capsules treat arthritis and reverse inflammation.
A claim to treat or reverse a disease turns a supplement into an unapproved drug claim, which is the line DSHEA draws and the FTC Act reaches as a deceptive health claim.
Disease and cure claims · Cal. Health and Safety Code 25249.6 (clear and reasonable warning duty)
Curcumin is being studied for its role in joint comfort. This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA.
A structure and function claim with the required disclaimer, rather than a disease claim.
California and federal sources
- Cal. Health and Safety Code 25249.6 (clear and reasonable warning duty) primary
- OEHHA, Proposition 65 clear and reasonable warnings, safe-harbor methods and content (27 CCR 25601 to 25603, 25607.2) primary
- OEHHA short-form warning amendment (OAL-approved 2024-11-26, effective 2025-01-01, chemical-name requirement) primary
- OEHHA P65Warnings, safe-harbor warning content and methods primary
- 15 U.S.C. 45 (FTC Act Section 5, official code viewer) primary
- 15 U.S.C. 52 (FTC Act Section 12, false advertisements, official code viewer) primary
- FTC Health Products Compliance Guidance (Dec. 2022) primary
- 16 CFR Part 255 Endorsement Guides, 2023 revision (Cornell LII mirror; ecfr.gov bot-blocked at authoring)
- 16 CFR 255.2 Consumer endorsements (Cornell LII mirror)
Pre-Trip is a rigorous screen, not legal advice. Counsel decides; we help you arrive prepared. Coverage for California reflects the library as of the build and changes as the law does.