misbranded

Thân thiện

The inspector discovered misbranded products on the store shelf.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements: Describes a product, typically a food, drug, or cosmetic, that has been given a label containing false, misleading, or incomplete information, thereby breaking official laws or regulations.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The FDA seized the shipment of misbranded supplements.
  • Consumers were warned about the misbranded weight-loss products.
  • A product can be considered misbranded if its label lacks proper usage instructions.

Advanced Usage

• Legal and Regulatory Context: The term "misbranded" is primarily used in formal, legal, and regulatory contexts, especially concerning consumer protection, public health, and trade.
  • The company faced severe penalties for distributing misbranded medical devices.

Variants and Related Words

• Misbrand (verb): To brand or label a product falsely or in violation of the law.
  • It is illegal to misbrand over-the-counter medications.
• Misbranding (noun): The act or instance of falsely branding a product.
  • The lawsuit centered on allegations of misbranding.

Synonyms

• Falsely labeled
• Mislabelled
• Improperly branded

Antonyms

• Properly labeled
• Correctly branded
• Accurately labeled

Related Phrases

• Adulterated and misbranded: A common paired description in regulatory language, where "adulterated" refers to impurities in the product itself and "misbranded" refers to faults in its labeling.
  • The public notice listed all adulterated and misbranded goods.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements
   • confiscated the misbranded drugs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mislabeled