Where the evidence comes from.
A data point is one value we keep with its source: a finding, a dose, who a study measured, which way it points. They come from clinical trials, PubMed and more than a hundred vetted sources, and every statement links to the paper it rests on. No source endorses IngredientMD or any product.
How a formula becomes a record.
The formula is read against the trials and the interaction record, dose by dose, form by form. Nothing the label claims is taken on faith.
Papers on file are read for what they are. A certificate that states specifications is said to state specifications, nothing more.
What holds up earns a verdict from the closed library and a verification page anyone can read. What does not hold up earns silence, never a warning label.
The verdict can't be bought or edited. The brand chooses how the proof is shown, never what it says.
Private until you publish, and nothing goes live until you say.
Labs test. IngredientMD verifies. A lab result is evidence. The read of it against the label is the work.
Limit stamps say checked, never verified. A regulator publishes a number. The engine checks the label against it and says exactly that.
Every public verdict comes from this list, three registers deep. The registers are claim types, not grades, and none is second place: Clinical sells strength, Precision sells fit, Emerging sells momentum. There is no negative word in the library, what doesn't hold up earns silence, never a warning label. The internal score still sorts the library and decides the register. It never speaks in public.
The engine reads everything and flags what needs a closer look. Corrections land at hello@ingredientmd.com and get a same-week read.