Prostadine Ingredient Photos Are Props: What the Images Show

Because a photo can suggest more than the label says. A whole pomegranate beside the bottle suggests fruit, and a palm suggests a whole berry, when the bottle may hold a tiny amount of an extract.

The FTC treats the overall impression of an ad as part of the claim, and warns that doctored photos and endorsements are common in health product marketing (FTC, Fake endorsements). The standard is whether a reasonable buyer would be misled, not whether each word is literally true.

We call these props on our site for that reason, and every image of a prop carries a caption that says so.

The images include badges for natural ingredients, gluten free, GMO free, dairy free, vegetarian, US-made, FDA registered, good manufacturing practice and money back. Each is a picture without a document.

FDA registration is a legal duty that renews every other year and is not an approval (FDA, Food facility registration). A GMP badge says the maker follows rules and is not a certificate. A gluten free badge needs a test or an audit behind it, and none is shown.

Badges are not worthless, but they are the brand's own words in a circle.

Try three quick checks. First, ask whether the picture shows the actual item or a styled scene. Second, look for text in the image that can be read and matched to a document, such as a lot code or a panel. Third, run a reverse image search, which can show if the same photo appears on unrelated product pages.

Stock photos and borrowed scenes are common in supplement marketing. A photo that appears under many brands is a sign that it was bought, not taken for this product. That does not make a brand dishonest, yet it reduces what the photo can tell you.

The same applies to photos of people. Testimonial faces without a verified name, city and order are decoration. We do not show them as reviews for that reason.