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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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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

The first-ever slap fighting competition to take place in Scotland has been cancelled following a health warning.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2025

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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