FTC | A1314 |
Descriptor | DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, MULTI-VITAMIN/MINERAL |
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Description | | A multivitamin/mineral supplement is defined in the United States as a supplement containing 3 or more vitamins and minerals but does not include herbs, hormones, or drugs, with each nutrient at a dose below the tolerable upper level determined by the Food and Drug Board and the maximum daily intake to not cause a risk for adverse health effects. (National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Panel. National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: multivitamin/mineral supplements and chronic disease prevention. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85:257S-64S) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multivitamin]
In Europe, a supplement containing 2 or more vitamins and minerals is defined as vitamin-mineral combination supplement.
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