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What Does General Wellness Intended Use Mean?

Direct answer: General wellness intended use describes claims and uses focused on maintaining or encouraging a healthy lifestyle without diagnosing, curing, mitigating, preventing, or treating a disease or condition. It is a fact-specific regulatory concept, not a label that automatically changes a product’s status. Product design, marketing, instructions, sales context, and operator practice should be reviewed together.

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