claims-substantiation

Claims Substantiation

Validate marketing claims against regulations. Every claim on your product or marketing must be substantiated before use. Unsubstantiated claims = enforcement action, fines, recall.

MCP Tools

# Search for claims-related regulation signals
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__search_signals(q="claims regulation", limit=25)
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__search_signals(q="green claims", limit=25)
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__search_signals(q="greenwashing", limit=25)

# Get regulation details for claims rules
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__get_regulation(id="<regulation-id>")

# Check if product ingredients support the claim
mcp__claude_ai_CLEO_LEGAL_API__compliance/check
  product_description: "<product with claim>"
  ingredients: ["<ingredients>"]
  target_markets: ["EU", "US", "UK"]

# Upload claims substantiation file as evidence
mcp__bastion__upload-compliance-document(name="claims-dossier-2026.pdf", document="data:application/pdf;base64,...")
mcp__bastion__add-compliance-test-evidence(testId="<test-id>", name="Claims substantiation dossier", description="Clinical study and consumer perception test for anti-aging claims", evidenceDocumentId="<doc-id>")

Claims Decision Tree

digraph {
  rankdir=TB; node [shape=box style=rounded fontsize=10];
  claim [label="Proposed claim" shape=hexagon];
  type [label="Claim type?" shape=diamond];
  cosmetic [label="Cosmetic claim\n(appearance, comfort,\nmoisturize, smooth)"];
  health [label="Health/therapeutic claim\n(treats, cures, prevents,\nheals, reduces symptoms)"];
  green [label="Environmental claim\n(natural, organic, eco,\nbiodegradable, recyclable)"];
  food_claim [label="Nutrition/health claim\n(high in, source of,\nreduces cholesterol)"];
  cosm_ok [label="Allowed if:\n6 EU criteria met\n+ evidence exists"];
  drug [label="STOP -- this makes\nyour product a DRUG\nin US (FDA 21 USC 321)\nor MEDICINE in EU"];
  green_check [label="EU Green Claims\nDirective evidence\nrequired"];
  food_check [label="Must be on authorized\nclaims list (EU 432/2012)\nor FDA-compliant"];

  claim -> type;
  type -> cosmetic [label="cosmetic"];
  type -> health [label="health"];
  type -> green [label="environmental"];
  type -> food_claim [label="food"];
  cosmetic -> cosm_ok;
  health -> drug;
  green -> green_check;
  food_claim -> food_check;
}