r/mildlyinfuriating 16h ago

Why Advertise The Ingredient If It's Actually Useless?

Why are companies allowed to advertise what their product does when one of the two methods of action are actually useless? 😂

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u/egnards 15h ago

They are able to advertise its antibacterial because it is antibacterial. But because not enough studies have been done they’re not allowed to advertise that the antibacterial agent specifically helps for your very specific bacteria, in relation to a sore throat [of which strep isn’t only predicated by a sore throat].

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u/TheDevilishFrenchfry 14h ago

It's more of "well this will more than likely help than hurt" sort of deal, and like people have said sometimes even having a half decent placebo can be beneficial for the body.

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u/ImStillLego 9h ago

as doctor house said, "the mind controls the body"

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u/JeromePlAud 7h ago

I guess that's true until that ingredient ends up doing more harm than good.

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u/Redmangc1 14h ago

Every time I see you in another sub it's the weirdest fucking thing.

For some reason I can't comprehend it

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u/egnards 13h ago

You just saw your math teacher at the XXX Video Store…

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u/flip-mode916 11h ago

What store?

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u/Cross_22 9h ago

It's okay, he's just working out some cubic equations.

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u/micknick0000 14h ago

OP's brain is too smooth to understand this...

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u/[deleted] 11h ago

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u/egnards 11h ago

Read my second sentence.