Did Schiff MegaRed Omega-3 Krill Oil 350 mg softgels shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before65 softgels
After60 softgels
−7.7%smaller
Price per softgel · if the price stayed the same+8.3%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The 65th-largest of 68 documented health & supplements cuts; a bigger cut than 18% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2020
Country
United States
Brand
MegaRed
Category
Health & Supplements
Source
dsld.od.nih.gov

Barcode (UPC): 020525104342 · Barcode lookup

Source and evidence

NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database — labels 65451 → 213028 (UPC 020525104342) dsld.od.nih.gov

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

Two label versions in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database carry the same UPC (020525104342): label 65451 (dsld.od.nih.gov) lists 65 softgels, the newer label 213028 (dsld.od.nih.gov) lists 60, with the same serving size. Year = when the newer label entered DSLD. No shelf prices in DSLD. One softgel per serving. The newer label is named 'Superior Omega-3 Krill Oil 350 mg'.

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 −0.9% (2020 average vs 2019, a broad match for this category). The size cut alone raises the price per unit by +8.3% 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 65451: Schiff MegaRed Omega-3 Krill Oil 350 mg, UPC 0 20525 10434 2, net contents 65 Softgel(s), serving size 1 Softgel(s) → DSLD label 213028: Schiff MegaRed Superior Omega-3 Krill Oil 350 mg, UPC 0 20525 10434 2, net contents 60 Softgel(s), serving size 1 Softgel(s)”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Schiff MegaRed Omega-3 Krill Oil 350 mg softgels shrink? 65 softgels → 60 softgels”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/schiff-megared-omega-3-krill-oil-350-mg-softgels-us-2020.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database — labels 65451 → 213028 (UPC 020525104342) (https://dsld.od.nih.gov/label/213028).

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