One A Day Women's Prenatal

Consumer Health Advocacy: Product Analysis

What business, after all, does Bayer have producing a prenatal vitamin? Is this not a multinational pharmaceutical company? A close look at their formula reveals profound ineptitude, if not worse. Vitamin A acetate, for instance is a form of vitamin A linked to birth defects in both the animal model and human studies. Applying the precautionary principle, no such ingredient should ever be used in a prenatal formula.


IngredientsToxicity LevelCumulative KnowledgeAbstract Count
Calcium Carbonatepossibly19821
Cellulosenone101
Ferrous Fumaratepossibly398
Magnesium Oxidenone2442358
Ascorbic Acidnone58451372
Dicalcium Phosphatenot determined
dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetateprobably9115
Croscarmellose Sodiumnot determined
Maltodextrinnot determined
Niacinamidenone36363
Gelatinnot determined
Acacianone313
Polyvinyl Alcoholnot determined
Zinc Oxidepossibly2715
D-Calcium Pantothenatenot determined
Corn Starchnot determined
Titanium Dioxide (color)probably6739
Polyethylene Glycolpossibly122
Magnesium Stearatepossibly134
Talcpossibly134
Cupric Sulfatedefinitely5419
Silicon Dioxidepossibly45
Pyridoxine Hydrochloridenone968134
Calcium Silicatenot determined
Riboflavinnone40468
Thiamine Mononitratenone33579
Hypromellosenot determined
Beta-Carotenenone51097
FD&C Red #40 Lakeprobably42
Folic Acidnone1281200
Vitamin A Acetatedefinitely63
Biotinnone11417
Potassium Iodidenone16031
Cholecalciferolnot determined
Cyanocobalamin.none1421211

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