Corrections policy and log
Last updated: 9 September 2026
We publish health information, so getting something wrong has consequences. This page explains what we do when that happens, and lists every correction we have made.
What counts as a correction
A correction is a fix to something we published that was wrong: an inaccurate number, a claim a source does not support, a mis-stated guideline, a broken or wrong citation, or a statement about ourselves that was not true.
An update is different. Guidance changes, new evidence lands, and we revise articles to keep up. That is normal maintenance, not a correction, and substantial updates are recorded in a "What changed in this guide" note at the foot of the article itself.
How to report an error
Tell us through the contact page. Please include the page and, if you can, the source you think we have got wrong. You do not need to be a clinician to report something, and we would rather check a false alarm than miss a real error.
What we do about it
- We check the claim against the primary source before changing anything.
- If we were wrong, we fix it, note the change on the page, and add an entry to the log below. If a correction changes what a reader should do, we say so plainly rather than editing quietly.
- If we were right, we say so and explain why, and we will usually make the wording clearer if it was open to being misread.
- We do not delete an article to make an error disappear. Where a claim cannot be supported, we weaken or remove the claim and leave the page in place.
Correction log
Every entry below is a claim we published that was not accurate, and what we did about it.
| Date | Where | What was wrong, and the fix |
|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2026 | Editorial policy and Editorial Team page | The editorial policy still referred to a “senior health and nutrition editor” and promised separate author and reviewer labels after the 6 September correction established that no such editor works here. We replaced that wording with the actual team-only evidence-checking process and made clear that it is neither independent nor clinical review. The Editorial Team page also linked to an AI-use policy that had not been published; the broken link and unsupported promise were removed. |
| 6 September 2026 | Site-wide byline, About, review policy, structured data | Guides were credited as "Reviewed by Emma Carter, Senior Health & Nutrition Editor", and the About page and structured data described her as holding a Master of Science in Human Nutrition. No such reviewer works on this site, and those credentials were never held by anyone here. The named reviewer, her profile page and the degree claims have been removed from every guide, from the About and review policy pages, and from the JSON-LD. Review is now credited to the VeriNourish Editorial Team, which is what actually carries it out, and every page that describes review now states plainly that no licensed clinician reviews this content. |
| 21 July 2026 | About | The page said we independently test supplements. We do not, and we have no testing facility. Reworded to describe our published selection criteria, with a link to how we choose products. |
| 21 July 2026 | Affiliate disclosure | The page said recommendations were "based on independent testing". Same problem as above. Corrected to our published product-selection criteria. |
| 21 July 2026 | Site footer | The footer said our content was "reviewed by qualified professionals", which implies clinical review we do not carry out. Corrected at the time to refer to editorial review; on 9 September 2026 this was clarified further to the actual team-only evidence-checking process. |
| 21 July 2026 | Review policy | The page was titled "Medical review policy", which implied review by a clinician. Retitled "Editorial and evidence review policy" to match what actually happens. The URL was kept so existing links still work. |
| 21 July 2026 | Privacy policy | The published page was still template text marked "replace before launch". Replaced with a real policy describing the analytics, hosting and affiliate arrangements we actually use. |
Corrections to the medical content of our guides, as opposed to statements about ourselves, have not been needed so far. When one is, it will appear here.