Level 1 - Foundations

Research Compliance & FTC Disclosure

Operational training for LiveWire Research Partners on whole-ecosystem research-use-only positioning, truthful content boundaries, clear FTC material-connection disclosures, documented pre-publish review, and prompt correction. The six lessons use primary FDA and FTC sources and an 80% scored assessment. This training explains LiveWire policy and does not replace legal advice.

Course outline: 6 lessons

Estimated total: 2 hr 30 min–3 hr 30 min

Objectives

  • Evaluate the complete marketing ecosystem for consistent laboratory research-use-only positioning.
  • Distinguish approved documentation and process content from prohibited intended-use claims.
  • Apply current FTC material-connection disclosures in the format where an endorsement appears.
  • Run and document a two-pass pre-publish review and correction workflow.
  • Explain the compliance lesson from FDA’s March 31, 2026 Mile High warning letter.

Lessons

  1. Research Use Only18–28 minutes
  2. What Creators May Say19–29 minutes
  3. What Creators May Not Say21–31 minutes
  4. FTC Affiliate Disclosure21–31 minutes
  5. Pre-Publish Compliance Review20–30 minutes
  6. Compliance Violations and Consequences21–31 minutes

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