Keep the claim field exact
The VOHC original list distinguishes plaque, tartar or both. Its Petsmile Professional Pet Toothpaste entry says plaque; the named TropiClean Fresh Breath Dental Water Additive for Dogs entry says plaque; Canine Greenies five sizes says plaque and tartar. This site preserves those differences instead of assigning both claims to every product that carries a seal.
Do not replace the original record with a banner
A package or manufacturer page may discuss several oral-care outcomes. That broader language is not automatically the text of the VOHC award. For example, tartar can appear in a toothpaste or additive description while the registry’s claim remains plaque. Keep manufacturer claims attributed separately and do not label them as additional accepted endpoints without an exact current record.
Recognize what the council does
VOHC explains that it reviews submitted data against its requirements; it does not perform all product testing itself. A seal is not a report of an experiment performed by this publication. The site has not inspected a dog, measured plaque or tartar, assessed clinical disease or verified a particular animal’s response to a selected product.
Use the claim to narrow a purchase question
A buyer seeking a specific documented plaque record can inspect the named entry and current label. A buyer seeking a tartar-accepted product cannot obtain that condition merely by choosing any plaque-listed item. Even a matching claim remains separate from age restrictions, correct size, recipe, current version and individualized veterinary advice.
Keep time and version visible
An acceptance year in the list does not establish that every later formula or sibling product has the same scope. This dataset records the current source relationship while leaving unresolved version linkage explicit. Recheck the original list and exact product identity when a package changes, rather than treating a historic brand association as permanent universal approval.
The accepted endpoint must survive a shortened title
A shopping spreadsheet may shorten Petsmile’s entry to “VOHC toothpaste.” Keep a separate claim field saying plaque, so that the shortened name does not later become “plaque and tartar accepted.” Manufacturer discussions can remain in another attributed field. This simple separation prevents a later comparison from treating every listed oral-care claim as the council’s accepted endpoint. If the original registry changes, preserve the date and exact new entry rather than retrospectively rewrite the earlier source observation.
Sources & scope
Checked November 4, 2026. Manufacturer and retailer references support the specific statements. Dated displayed prices are not final checkout quotes, performance rankings or performance testing. This shopping reference does not replace the exact product label or qualified individual advice. Current received labels and independent veterinary-nutrition/dental/content/commerce review remain pending.
VOHC: original accepted-product records and claim fields ↗
VOHC: what the council reviews and owner guidance ↗
Petsmile: London Broil Large selected maker offer ↗
TropiClean: exact Fresh Breath water-additive maker offer ↗
Greenies: Original Teenie manufacturer page and restrictions ↗
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