Editorial Standards

Every article, guide, and product description on YUMM.com goes through a defined review process before it reaches you. This page explains who reviews our content, how we research health information, how we handle health claims, and what we do when something needs correcting.

Our goal is straightforward: give dog owners accurate, useful information so they can make informed decisions about their dog's health — and know when to call their vet.

Who Reviews YUMM Content

Our content team is veterinary-informed. Every health-related article is reviewed by a team member with formal training in animal nutrition, veterinary science, or a related life-science field. We do not publish health content that has not passed veterinary or scientific review.

Our reviewers check for:

Scientific accuracy — claims must be traceable to peer-reviewed research or established veterinary guidance
Regulatory compliance — all supplement content must align with FDA and NASC (National Animal Supplement Council) guidelines
Balanced framing — we do not overstate what a supplement can do
Clarity — medical or nutritional concepts are written so any dog owner can understand them

Content that covers a specific condition, ingredient mechanism, or treatment context is reviewed against current clinical literature before publishing.

Our Research Process

We rely on primary sources. When a YUMM article makes a claim about canine health, nutrition, or supplementation, the supporting evidence comes from:

PubMed-indexed studies — we search the National Library of Medicine's database for peer-reviewed research on dogs, mammals, and relevant biological pathways
Veterinary journals — including the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Veterinary Record, and American Journal of Veterinary Research
AVMA and WSAVA guidelines — where applicable to nutrition and supplementation practices
FDA and CVM publications — for regulatory compliance on supplement ingredients and labeling

We do not cite content farms, Wikipedia, or marketing materials as sources for health claims. When a study is limited in scope (small sample size, short duration, or conducted in non-canine subjects), we note that limitation in the article.

Citations are included inline or as footnotes where the technical depth warrants it. If you want the source behind a specific claim, email us and we'll provide it.

How We Handle Health Claims

YUMM products are supplements — not medications and not substitutes for veterinary care. We take that seriously in how we write about them.

Our policy on health claims:

We use hedged language. "May support joint health" rather than "cures arthritis." The research on many supplement ingredients is promising but not conclusive — we write accordingly.
We do not offer medical advice. Nothing on YUMM.com constitutes a diagnosis, treatment plan, or substitute for professional veterinary guidance.
We remind you to consult your vet. For any health condition — whether chronic, acute, or newly noticed — your veterinarian is the right first call. Supplements work best as part of a broader care plan, not instead of one.
We comply with FDA guidelines for animal supplements. We do not make disease claims or therapeutic claims that fall outside legal bounds for dietary supplements.

If you see a claim on our site that seems overstated or unsupported, please flag it. We take those reports seriously (see Contact below).

Our Commitment to Accuracy

Canine health research moves. What was considered best practice five years ago may have been updated, refined, or contradicted. We audit our published content on a rolling basis to catch outdated information before it misleads anyone.

Our accuracy practices include:

Content audits every 12 months — all evergreen health articles are reviewed against current literature annually
Ingredient page updates — when new research on a key ingredient (glucosamine, hemp extract, fish oil, etc.) is published in a major journal, we review and update the relevant pages
Correction policy — factual errors are corrected within 5 business days of confirmation; the correction is noted at the bottom of the article with a date
No silent edits on health content — substantive changes to health claims are noted with an "Updated" date stamp

We are a small team. We do not have the resources of a major publisher. But we hold ourselves to the same standard: if it's wrong, fix it and say so.

Contact Us for Corrections

If you find an error — factual, scientific, or otherwise — we want to hear about it.

Email: hello@yumm.com
Subject line: "Content Correction" — include the page URL and the specific claim you're questioning.

We review all correction requests. If the claim is wrong, we fix it. If the evidence supports our position, we'll explain why. Either way, you'll hear back.

Thank you for holding us accountable. That's exactly what we want.

Last reviewed: April 2026. YUMM Editorial Team.

Reviewed by YUMM Team | Last updated April 2026