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health warning

American  
[helth wawr-ning] / ˈhɛlθ ˈwɔr nɪŋ /

noun

  • health warnings
    plural
  1. a written statement on a product declaring that it may have negative impacts on one's health.

  2. British. a written statement clearly displayed when advertising or selling an investment product, noting that the value of investments may go down as well as up.


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Newsom last year signed Assembly Bill 56 that required social media platforms to display mental health warning labels to users under 18 starting in January 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

It has put in place an amber health warning for four regions, including London, warning of increased risk to those over 65 years old or with pre-existing health conditions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

The researchers stressed that these measurements should not be interpreted as a health warning.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026

The group helped craft California’s Consumer Privacy Act in 2018, and last month backed a New York law that requires mental health warning labels on some social-media platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

My face was on every health warning poster in the hospital.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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