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Open Food Facts resolves 033984037250 to "Zinc Picolinate 22 MG - 100 Tablets - Solgar" (Solgar) — consistent with this listing.
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Solgar Zinc Picolinate 22 mg, 100 Tablets - Promotes Healthy Skin
Exact product checkedGTIN 00033984037250 · checked 2026-07-23
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What this is. We compare what a listing claims against what public records show — label arithmetic, barcode registries, NIH’s label catalog, FDA enforcement data, certification registries, and published research. Every statement below traces to one of those.
What the states mean. Confirmed = an outside source agrees. Contradicted = an outside source disagrees. Caution = something needs explaining. No data = we looked and found nothing — a gap, not a strike.
What it is not. A clean record is not an endorsement and never proof a product works. A thin record is not an accusation. We publish evidence and gaps; the conclusion is yours. Nothing here is medical advice.
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Every check we ran
Confirmed evidence
What checked out2
These checks found support in the public record. They confirm specific facts, not the product as a whole.
Confirmed
The review count moved gradually, not in one burst
Written reviews rose from 762 to 774 between June 9 and August 18, 2026. The largest rise inside any single 30-day window was about 5, so the count moved in steps rather than in one burst.
Documented concerns
What needs caution0
These are documented contradictions or claims that need more evidence. They are separate from missing data.
No contradictions or product-specific cautions were found at this check depth.
Unresolved public record
What is still missing6
We looked for these signals but could not settle them from public sources. A gap is not a strike.
The listing doesn't publish enough to check the math
The saved listing evidence does not establish net weight, per-serving dose, so the dose claim cannot yet be checked against serving arithmetic. This is a neutral evidence gap, not a pass or strike.
Multiple USPTO brand-owner records are shown
USPTO returned multiple live supplement-class records for the exact brand wordmark: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. (société anonyme (sa); SWITZERLAND), SOLGAR CO., INC., Solgar Co., Inc.. These records answer who owns registrations for the brand; the separate product-to-owner or manufacturer link remains open.
FDA recall appears in this brand's history
This recall is not about the product on this page. Nestle Product Technology Center - Nestle Health Science recalled a different product on December 22, 2023. FDA has since closed that case. The recalled item was “Solgar, Triple Strength, Shellfish -Free, Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM, 120 Tablets per bottle. Glass Bottle, 12 per Case, Store at room temperature . Product Number -1319”. FDA recorded the reason as “Nestle Health Science has initiated a recall of Solgar Glucosamine Chondroitin, 120 Tablets, in Glass bottle, 12 bottles per case because of error during packaging in which a A Megasorb B-Complex product was filled into”. Verify at FDA’s recall database.
Public label filing not saved
We have not found a public label filing for this exact product. That is a gap in our records, not evidence that no filing exists.
This item belongs to a catalog variation family
The paid catalog links this exact item to a parent listing. Review counts on public product pages may be shared across sizes, flavors, or other variants, so the count history is listing context — not evidence that reviewers received or tested this exact variant.
180-day review-count history is on file
Exact-listing history records written-review counts from 760 on 2026-05-26 to 774 on 2026-08-18 (net +14). Count movements can reflect sales, listing variants, collection resets, or moderation; this history does not establish whether reviews are authentic.
What to ask and check
What would settle the open questions
Why is this shown?
Everything we couldn’t verify is something a person can still ask about. Rather than leave gaps sitting as dead ends, we turn each one into a specific question — the exact document, citation, or number that would settle it — plus the things you can confirm yourself with the bottle in your hand.
Ask the brand or seller
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Can you send a clear photo of the full Supplement Facts panel?
It’s the one part of the label required to state what’s inside and how much. A seller who won’t show it before purchase is asking for trust the label would have earned.
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Is this label filed with NIH’s Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD)?
Filing is voluntary, so absence proves nothing — but a filed label puts the full ingredient table on public record where anyone can read it.
Most brands and sellers publish a contact route. A clear answer adds evidence to the record; no answer leaves the question open.
Check for yourself — no one’s permission needed
1
Scan the barcode on the package and confirm it reads 033984037250.
A mismatch between the barcode on the box and the one on the listing is worth pausing over — it can indicate a different variant, a repack, or a counterfeit.
2
Check the lot number and expiry on the bottle against any COA you’re given.
A certificate that doesn’t name your lot doesn’t describe what you’re holding.
These are the open questions on this specific record — not a warning about the product, and not a suggestion to buy or avoid it. Getting them answered is how you decide for yourself.
What the listing promises — claim by claim
Why is this shown?
A listing’s promises are the reason people buy. Each one gets its own row: what was promised, what evidence would settle it, and what we could actually find. We never call a claim false — only whether proof proportionate to it exists on the public record.
| Claim | Status | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing claim “…Good Manufacturing Practice Quality…” | Partly supported We looked for: the facility registration or certificate behind the claim | “GMP-certified” describes factory processes, not what is in the bottle. The claim does not name a certifier or public register that a shopper can check. |
| Benefit claim “Solgar Zinc Picolinate 22 mg, 100 Tablets - Promotes Healthy Skin - Supports Immune System, Normal Taste & Vision - Antioxidant – Non-GMO, Vegan, Gluten Free, Kosher - 10” | Not checked yet We looked for: whether the ingredient doses on the label match the doses used in published research | Ingredient-level evidence for this formula isn’t in our knowledge base yet. Recorded as not checked yet — not as a negative. |
“No evidence located” does not mean a claim is false — it means the seller has not put evidence proportionate to the claim on the public record, and we could not find any. Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
Verifiability profile — 2 of 6 public signals
✓ UPC / GTIN published✓ Brand's own store found· Per-serving dose established — not published· Supplement Facts visible in photos — not published· Found in NIH's label catalog (DSLD) — not published· Third-party lab named or registry-certified — not published
What this listing gives the public to check. Publishing these signals doesn't prove quality — but withholding them means claims can only be taken on faith.
Identity
| UPC (barcode) — also our record ID | 033984037250 — via source listing UPC |
| Brand | Solgar |
| Source listing identifier | B00020ICLC |
| Retailer listing title | Solgar Zinc Picolinate 22 mg, 100 Tablets - Promotes Healthy Skin - Su… show full titleSolgar Zinc Picolinate 22 mg, 100 Tablets - Promotes Healthy Skin - Supports Immune System, Normal Taste & Vision - Antioxidant – Non-GMO, Vegan, Gluten Free, Kosher - 100 Servings |
| USPTO brand-owner record | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. (société anonyme (sa); SWITZERLAND) · SWITZERLAND · registration 7583134 · SWITZERLAND); CH-1800 Vevey, SWITZERLAND |
| USPTO brand-owner record | SOLGAR CO., INC. · NEW YORK, USA; SWITZERLAND · registration 1105419 · 410 OCEAN AVENUE, LYNBROOK, NEW YORK 11563, UNITED STATES |
| USPTO brand-owner record | Solgar Co., Inc. · NEW YORK, USA; SWITZERLAND · registration 1141226 · 410 Ocean Ave., Lynbrook, NEW YORK 11563, UNITED STATES |
From the label (photo-read)
| Pack statement | 100 TABLETS |
| Badges printed on pack | Good Manufacturing Practice Quality, Non-GMO, GLUTEN, WHEAT & DAIRY FREE, SUITABLE FOR VEGANS, GMP Quality |
No Supplement Facts panel appears in the listing photos — the full per-ingredient table isn't shown to buyers before purchase. Recorded as a transparency gap, not a strike.
Claims printed on the packaging:
“ANTIOXIDANT, SKIN & IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPORT” · “Non-GMO” · “GLUTEN, WHEAT & DAIRY FREE” · “SUITABLE FOR VEGANS” · “Highly absorbable, premium form of Zinc” · “Exerts Antioxidant Activity” · “A key nutrient, zinc is an essential trace mineral and is vital for many functions in the body” · “ZINC PICOLINATE SUPPORTS:”
Read by a vision model from 6 listing photos — verbatim extraction; OCR errors possible. Spot a mistake? It will be corrected on review.
Where it sells
We found a brand storefront, but we could not match any price on it to this exact product when we checked.
Official brand domain: www.solgar.com. This storefront does not expose a complete public catalog count.
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Ingredient science
No knowledge-base entry yet for this formula's active ingredients — entries are added as the KB grows. Absence of a science card is a coverage gap, not a judgment.
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