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Governments have noted the tendency for private banks to oversell the potential for cord blood use, especially in relation to speculative cell therapies not yet supported by clinical evidence. We assessed the regulatory landscape governing private cord bank marketing in Canada.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Main body<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Because the problematic marketing of private cord blood banking for future use often relates to speculative future cell therapies that do not exist and are not being advertised for current clinical use, most private blood bank marketing seems to fall outside Health Canada\u2019s regulatory scope. However, this problematic marketing is regulated by the Competition Bureau pursuant to the <jats:italic>Competition Act.<\/jats:italic> While representations relating to future hypothetical treatments may not always be subject to the legal requirement for claim substantiation, the law also prohibits individuals and companies from knowingly or recklessly making representations that are \u201cfalse or misleading in a material respect.\u201d A representation is materially false or misleading when it could \u201cinfluence a consumer\u2019s behavior or purchasing decisions,\u201d and consumers are likely to be considered to be \u201ccredulous and inexperienced\u201d for the purposes of assessing an advertisement\u2019s general impression. Because all of the potential benefit of the banking is derived from the potential future use of the biological material for health interventions directed toward the customers and their relatives, and because we know the best available medical evidence indicates a very low probability of utility in this context, we can say with confidence that some private cord blood banking claims are materially misleading. Moreover, to the extent that medical professionals are involved in private bank interactions with customers or hold ownership stakes in private banks, they are subject to professional codes, standards of practice, and potentially fiduciary obligations that further prohibit misleading marketing.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Private cord blood bank marketing that advertises hypothetical future treatments can be misleading and may influence consumer behaviour. This marketing may breach existing advertising law. 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