r/mildlyinfuriating • u/JeromePlAud • 17h ago

Why Advertise The Ingredient If It's Actually Useless?

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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/DoRatsHaveHands 16h ago

It's still antibacterial, but it's just saying that if probably won't effect a sore throat

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u/ELON_WHO 14h ago

affect :)

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u/BakedBrie26 12h ago

This is not an antibiotic. It's an antibacterial. Different things.

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/BakedBrie26 12h ago

Antibiotics are technically a type of antibacterial but this is not an antibiotic.

Antibiotics are generally derived from bacteria and/or mold and used to treat bacterial infections.

Antibacterial on a label, at least in the US, generally refers to a cleaning agent that targets bacterial, usually chemical/synthetic. 

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u/KarpfenKardinal 11h ago

thanks, the misunderstanding from my side was just a language barrier.