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Did Gaia Herbs herbal wellness teas (Sleep & Relax and others) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before20 tea bags
After16 tea bags
−20.0%smaller
Price per tea bag · if the price stayed the same+25.0%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The joint 22nd-largest of 68 documented health & supplements cuts (tied with 9 others); a bigger cut than 72% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2018
Country
United States
Brand
Gaia Herbs
Category
Health & Supplements
Source
dsld.od.nih.gov

Barcode (UPC): 751063145305 · Barcode lookup

Source and evidence

NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database — labels 45911 → 80564 (UPC 751063145305) dsld.od.nih.gov

Source fetched 2026-10-24. All 22 NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database cases.

Two label versions in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database carry the same UPC (751063145305): label 45911 (dsld.od.nih.gov) lists 20 tea bags, the newer label 80564 (dsld.od.nih.gov) lists 16, with the same serving size. Year = when the newer label entered DSLD. No shelf prices in DSLD. Same 1.7 g tea bag (34 g → 27.2 g per box). The whole tea line made the same 20 → 16 change in DSLD around 2017–2018: Cleanse & Detox (45904 → 81506), Natural Laxative (45909 → 80181), Diet Slim (45905 → 79717), Gas & Bloating (45906 → 79845), Lactation Support (45908 → 80075), Bronchial Wellness (45903 → 81500), Throat Shield (45942 → 80829).

Evidence
Typelabel archive (NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database: two label versions with the same UPC)
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Against official inflation: BLS CPI-U (US) “nonprescription drugs” changed −0.5% (2018 average vs 2017, a broad match for this category). The size cut alone raises the price per tea bag by +25.0% if the shelf price stayed the same (the source recorded no prices). Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.

What the source says

“DSLD label 45911: Gaia Herbs DailyWellness Sleep & Relax, UPC 7 51063 14530 5, net contents 20 Tea Bag(s) / 1.2 oz. / 34 Gram(s), serving size 1 Tea Bag(s) → DSLD label 80564: Gaia Herbs Sleep & Relax, UPC 7 51063 14530 5, net contents 16 Tea Bag(s) / 0.96 oz. / 27.2 Gram(s), serving size 1 Tea Bag(s)”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Gaia Herbs herbal wellness teas (Sleep & Relax and others) shrink? 20 tea bags → 16 tea bags”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/gaia-herbs-herbal-wellness-teas-sleep-and-relax-and-others-us-2018.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database — labels 45911 → 80564 (UPC 751063145305) (https://dsld.od.nih.gov/label/80564).

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