Claims assessment · Product claim
Water-saving” / “uses 40% less water
Typical treatment across 5 reviewed regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.
Market comparison
How this claim is typically treated
5 reviewed markets · one comparison
| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Conditional | View legal reasoningUCPD; Ecodesign water-efficiency rules for covered products | Tested savings vs defined Dictionary termBaselineA documented reference condition, value or scenario against which change is assessed, defined for a specific indicator, population, boundary and point or period in time.Read the full definition ; conditions of use disclosed. |
| United KingdomUK | Conditional | View legal reasoningCMA Code | Dictionary termBaselineA documented reference condition, value or scenario against which change is assessed, defined for a specific indicator, population, boundary and point or period in time.Read the full definition and test method stated. |
| United StatesUS | Conditional | View legal reasoningFTC 260.4; EPA WaterSense spec | Dictionary termCertificationA third-party attestation that a product, process, service, system or person fulfils specified requirements within a defined scope.Read the full definition or standardised test data. |
| CanadaCA | Conditional | View legal reasoningCompetition Act s.74.01(1)(b.1) | Adequate and proper testing pre-claim. |
| AustraliaAU | Conditional | A direct source link has not yet been added for this assessment. View legal reasoningACL s.18; WELS registration | WELS Dictionary termStar ratingA one-to-six-star graded label that communicates relative performance at a glance — mandatory in schemes like Australia's WELS, adapted voluntarily by programmes like BAP.Read the full definition Dictionary termAccuracyA core quality principle for emissions and sustainability data: reported values should be systematically neither over- nor understated, with uncertainty reduced as far as practicable.Read the full definition ; ACCC whitegoods sweeps. |
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Standards and schemes relevant to this claim
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Requires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.
Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 + product-group criteria decisions (validity extended by Decision (EU) 2026/66)Relationship basis: Standards review 02 · source-linked relationship review · 24 August 2026Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme (AU/NZ)Certification scheme · May support subject to conditionsRequires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.
WELS scheme — Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005 (Cth); AS/NZS 6400:2016Relationship basis: Standards review 02 · source-linked relationship review · 24 August 2026WaterSenseCertification scheme · May support subject to conditionsRequires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.
WaterSense — product-category specifications (per-category versions)Relationship basis: Standards review 02 · source-linked relationship review · 24 August 2026