The Hermetica Superfoods Ingredient Encyclopedia is built from continuously evolving research. We take factual accuracy seriously and commit to correcting any errors promptly and transparently. This page explains how to report a correction, what happens after you do, and how our public correction log works.
The specific claim or fact you believe is incorrect
The correct information (if known)
A link to a peer-reviewed source supporting the correction (ideal, not required)
Your name and any professional credentials (helpful for triage, not required)
Anonymous corrections are accepted. Credentialed medical professionals (MD, PharmD, RD, ND, etc.) should note this in their email so we can fast-track review.
2. What happens after you report
Acknowledgement — we reply within 3 business days confirming receipt and providing a ticket reference
Triage — the correction is categorized by severity:
Critical — safety-related errors (wrong severity, missing contraindication, incorrect dosage that could harm users) are fixed within 24 hours
Major — factual errors affecting evidence score or health claims are fixed within 7 days
Minor — typos, citation formatting, date corrections are batched and fixed within 30 days
Review — the editorial team verifies the reported error against primary sources and decides on the fix
Correction — the page is updated, the dateModified timestamp is refreshed, and a note is added to the public correction log
Notification — the reporter is emailed when the correction goes live
3. What we correct vs. what we explain
Not every disputed claim is an error. We distinguish between:
Factual errors — wrong PMID, wrong dose, wrong chemical name, wrong interaction severity. These are corrected.
Interpretation disagreements — a reviewer reads the same studies and reaches a different conclusion about evidence strength. We consider the argument; if the reviewer's interpretation is defensible, we may update the evidence score, add nuance to the entry, or cite the dissenting view alongside our own.
Opinion disputes — someone disagrees with our editorial stance on traditional-use claims or preferred terminology. These are not corrections; they are editorial discussions. We may respond but may not change the entry.
4. Public correction log
All material corrections are published in our changelog, grouped by date and severity. Each entry includes:
The URL of the page that was corrected
A summary of what was wrong and what it was changed to
The date of the fix
The severity classification
The source that prompted the correction (where disclosable)
Minor typos and routine updates may be batched rather than individually logged. Critical safety corrections are always logged individually and additionally surfaced in our RSS feed at /feed.xml.
5. Retractions
In rare cases where an entire entry is determined to be based on flawed evidence or a fundamentally incorrect identification, we retract the page rather than patching it. Retractions are:
Marked with a visible retraction notice at the top of the (former) entry
Prevented from appearing in future search results or API responses
Kept accessible at their original URL for transparency and archival integrity
Logged in the changelog with a full explanation of the retraction reason
6. Timely updates from new research
New research that substantively changes the evidence picture for an ingredient is treated as a correction rather than a passive update. Our editorial team monitors PubMed for high-impact new publications and updates affected entries promptly. Major evidence shifts (e.g., a large RCT contradicting prior meta-analyses) are announced in the changelog and RSS feed.
7. Conflict of interest corrections
If you believe a conflict of interest (our relationship to an ingredient we sell) has biased a specific entry, flag this explicitly in your correction request. We will review the entry against its primary sources with special attention to the flagged concern and publish our findings.