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.
Ingredients | Toxicity Level | Cumulative Knowledge | Abstract Count |
---|---|---|---|
Calcium Carbonate | possibly | 198 | 21 |
Cellulose | none | 10 | 1 |
Ferrous Fumarate | possibly | 39 | 8 |
Magnesium Oxide | none | 2442 | 358 |
Ascorbic Acid | none | 5869 | 1375 |
Dicalcium Phosphate | not determined | ||
dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate | probably | 91 | 15 |
Croscarmellose Sodium | not determined | ||
Maltodextrin | not determined | ||
Niacinamide | none | 363 | 63 |
Gelatin | not determined | ||
Acacia | none | 3 | 13 |
Polyvinyl Alcohol | not determined | ||
Zinc Oxide | possibly | 30 | 15 |
D-Calcium Pantothenate | not determined | ||
Corn Starch | not determined | ||
Titanium Dioxide (color) | probably | 67 | 39 |
Polyethylene Glycol | possibly | 12 | 2 |
Magnesium Stearate | possibly | 13 | 4 |
Talc | possibly | 13 | 4 |
Cupric Sulfate | definitely | 54 | 19 |
Silicon Dioxide | possibly | 4 | 5 |
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | none | 978 | 135 |
Calcium Silicate | not determined | ||
Riboflavin | none | 404 | 68 |
Thiamine Mononitrate | none | 335 | 79 |
Hypromellose | not determined | ||
Beta-Carotene | none | 520 | 98 |
FD&C Red #40 Lake | probably | 4 | 2 |
Folic Acid | none | 1281 | 200 |
Vitamin A Acetate | definitely | 6 | 3 |
Biotin | none | 114 | 17 |
Potassium Iodide | none | 160 | 31 |
Cholecalciferol | not determined | ||
Cyanocobalamin. | none | 1441 | 212 |
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