health warning
Americannoun
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a written statement on a product declaring that it may have negative impacts on one's health.
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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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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
"I don't know what it is completely about fame that warps. I just know that it does. I know that young fame, in particular, is corrosive and toxic. It should come with a health warning."
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024
In 2023, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that social media should come with a health warning.
From NewsForKids.net ● Dec. 3, 2024
My face was on every health warning poster in the hospital.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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