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FDA Finds Lead in Many Children's & Women's Vitamins

BrittG | Sep 02, 2008 | 0 | Posted in Recommend It!

Posted by Jeremiah McNichols
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The FDA has released the results of recent tests which indicate that almost all vitamins produced for consumption by women and children contain trace amounts of lead.

Although the FDA is not taking a position on whether the levels of lead in these vitamins poses a health hazard, leaders on the issue in public policy have consistently told consumers that there is "no known safe level of lead exposure," particularly when the CPSC has ordering mass recalls of children's jewelry in recent years.

Below are shortlists of the children's vitamins containing the highest and lowest amounts of lead.

Highest & Lowest Lead Exposure Levels (Ages 0-6) - posted after the jump

Highest Lead Exposure Levels (Ages 0-6)

* Nature's Plus Animal Parade Shake (Powder)
* Superior Multi Age (Powder)
* Nutraceutical Pedia Power (Tablet/Capsule)
* Physio Kids Multilogics Chewable (Tablet/Capsule)
* Ola Loa Kids (Powder)
* Nature's Plus Animal Parade (Tablet/Capsule)
* Vita-Big-Kids (Tablet/Capsule)
* Wonder Laboratories Formula Nineteen (Tablet/Capsule)
* Clinicians Choice Chewable Daily Multivitamins (Tablet/Capsule)
* Dynamic Health Multi for Children (Liquid)

Lowest Lead Exposure Levels (Ages 0-6)
These have no lead, according to FDA tests:

* Natrol Liquid Kids Companion (Liquid)
* NF Formulas Liquid Pediatric (Liquid)
* Twinlab Infant Care (Liquid)

These contain the lowest detected levels, but still had some:

* Windmill Bite-A-Mins (Tablet/Capsule)
* Kids Liquid Dolphin Pals (Liquid)
* My First Flintstones (Tablet/Capsule)
* Natural Wealth Children's Chewable Multivitamins Plus Extra C (Tablet/Capsule)
* Uno Diario Ninos (Tablet/Capsule)
* Flintstones Plus Immunity Support (Tablet/Capsule)
* Natural Wealth Children's Chewable Multivitamins (Tablet/Capsule)

For a complete list of vitamins for young children, older children, pregnant women, and adult women, visit the FDA's report. (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/pbvitami.html)

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