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Exact product checked · GTIN 00087614190389Swanson · checked Jul 23, 2026 · on sale since May 11, 2017USPTO returned 2 exact supplement-class owner records · inspect the identity trail
Quick read · Swanson

Swanson Prebiotic + Probiotic Fiber Digestive and Immune Health…

Checked against public sources between July 23 and September 1, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.

60capsules · 30 servings

Does the marketing hold up?

FDA recall appears in this brand's history. An exact-product recall is a direct signal. A different product from the same firm is company context, not a strike against this item.

Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified4 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
What a serving costs$0.50per serving, at the checked price
Is it tested?NSF seal printed on the labelwe read it off the package photo; not confirmed in NSF’s registry
Who’s behind it?USPTO lists 2 owner recordssame brand name, more than one registrant — we don’t choose between them
Is it the real thing?Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?Brand history — not this product

“Couldn’t verify” means we looked and found no public proof — not a mark against the product. Most supplement claims cannot be independently verified by anyone, so grey is the normal state of this industry.

2◖ partly confirmed1? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · brand-level recall on file
The label itself

What the Supplement Facts panel says

Serving size 2 Vegan Capsules · 30 servings per container

Total Carbohydrate1 g
Dietary Fiber1 g
NutraFlora® scFOS (short chain fructooligosaccharides)1 g
Bifidobacterium lactis (2 billion CFU†)6.6 mg

Printed on the package: QUALITY CODE APPROVED TM · USDA Organic · NSF · VEGAN · QUALITY CODE APPROVED · UL · GMP

We read 4 lines from the package photograph. It is our transcript of the label, not the manufacturer’s panel, and it may be incomplete.

Marketing claims, checked

The checks, one by one

The public sources did not settle the marketing promises on this label.

Partly confirmed2

“this support digestive”

Published research exists for ingredients in this formula. Whether this product’s doses match those studies could not be confirmed.

Evidence →
“wellness supplement is made in GMP-certified facilities, and our purity and potency testing includes independent third-party”

“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.

Evidence →

Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.

?Couldn’t verify independently1

“wellness supplement is made in GMP-certified facilities, and our purity and potency testing includes independent third-party”

No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. A related brand page names no testing issuer and links no product-bound report; its UPC is not published. NSF, IFOS, USP, and Informed-Sport were not checked in this record. This is a public-evidence limit, not a finding that testing did not occur.

Evidence →

We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.

Quick read · 3 useful findings

What is worth knowing.

Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.

Needs explanationAny trouble in public records?

FDA recall appears in this brand's history

An exact-product recall is a direct signal. A different product from the same firm is company context, not a strike against this item.

Evidence and sources

This recall is not about the product on this page. Swanson Health Products, Inc recalled a different product on March 4, 2022. FDA has since closed that case. The recalled item was “Swanson Ultra: Vitamin B12 Methylcobalamin High Absorption 60 serving per container, Item Code…”

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
Public contextWho is behind it?

Registered owner records: Swanson Health Products, Inc. · Swanson Health Products, Incorporated

The public ownership record is ambiguous. We show the exact candidates instead of choosing one by name similarity.

Evidence and sources

USPTO returned multiple live supplement-class records for the exact brand wordmark: Swanson Health Products, Inc., Swanson Health Products, Incorporated. These records answer who owns registrations for the brand; the separate product-to-owner or manufacturer link remains open.

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CheckedIs the label honest?

Every ingredient shows its amount · 4 ingredients listed.

Every ingredient shows its real amount — nothing is hidden in a proprietary blend.

Evidence and sources

The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.

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What remains open 1
  • We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.

These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.

Who owns the brand wordmark?

The brand has 2 exact supplement-class records

These are the USPTO records behind the brand name. We show them all rather than choosing one by similarity.

🇺🇸Swanson Health Products, Inc.

NORTH DAKOTA, USA · Registration 2606264

4075 40th Avenue SW, Fargo, NORTH DAKOTA 58104, UNITED STATES

Goods covered by this record

IC 005: Dietary and Nutritional Supplements.

🇺🇸Swanson Health Products, Incorporated

NORTH DAKOTA, USA · Registration 5454694

4075 40th Ave SW, Fargo, NORTH DAKOTA 58104, UNITED STATES

Goods covered by this record

IC 005: Dietary and nutritional supplements.

This answers who owns registrations for the brand wordmark. It does not by itself prove which entity made, imported, or sold this specific product. Open USPTO source ↗

Research behind the findings

Dose and research context

We could not match an amount on this product to a studied range for the same ingredient, so these links are ingredient background rather than a measurement of this product.

Background reading

What the research says about these amounts

Not a score. Studies disagree with each other and change over time, so this sits beside the evidence rather than counting toward it — it is here so you can read the sources yourself.

The panel lists 1 g of prebiotic fiber (inulin-type) per serving. Studies we found used 3 g–10 g a day, so this sits below that range.

0studied 3 g–10 g

Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.

Where it sells

Price check for this exact product

Amazon

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$14.99

$0.50 per labeled serving

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Aug 29, 2026

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iHerb

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$18.89

4.7/5 · 746 ratings

$0.63 per labeled serving

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Jul 24, 2026

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Brand website

Official product-page candidate · UPC absent
$19.97

Official shopping lead; excluded from exact price comparisons.

Advanced Strength Prebiotic + Probiotic · Default Title. Confirm the package UPC/GTIN before buying.

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Target

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Walmart

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Same UPC/GTIN observed across 2 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $14.99; iHerb was highest at $18.89 — a $3.90 range at check time.

The brand-page price is shown as a shopping lead only. It is excluded from the exact-product price difference because the page does not publish this record's matching UPC/GTIN.

Reference prices only · no affiliate links · every compared seller must publish the matching UPC/GTIN.

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Record built September 03, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.