A supplement’s name can persist while its label changes. A source note recording only the brand and name may therefore be insufficient to identify the declaration being discussed. Treat the label as a versioned document.
The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements describes DSLD as a collection of information printed on US supplement labels, including images, ingredient names and forms, amounts and statements. Its overview says the database includes on-market and off-market products and reflects formulation and other label changes.
Make a label-identification card
Record the database identifier, product and brand wording, image or record link, displayed market-status information and access date. Preserve version or date information supplied for that record. Do not fill a missing field from memory or another product’s package.
Retain the exact declaration used, including its quantity basis. An amount per tablet and an amount per several tablets must remain distinguishable. This guide sets no recommended dose and assesses no ingredient’s safety or benefit.
Handle a disagreement with a package
If a physical package differs from a database label, compare identity and version details first. Record both sources and dates. Do not silently replace the archived declaration or accuse a manufacturer of error before resolving which documents are being compared.
An archived label supports a statement about what that label declares. A product in a reader’s possession needs its own identification. A database record also cannot establish current shop stock in the US or another market.
State what was examined
Explain whether the database image, a physical package or both were consulted. Reading a label is not a laboratory assay or a hands-on trial. Keep later independent test evidence separately identified.
No individual DSLD record was inspected for this resource guide. It explains how to retain the identity of a label used in future research, with no product recommendation, efficacy finding or current regulatory-status assertion.
Official documentation read 21 October 2026. Workflow suggestions and labelled arithmetic examples are editorial. No clinical finding or individual dietary advice is provided.
Primary documentation: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements Dietary Supplement Label Database. Related discussion: health information source quality.
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