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I'm always worried about how easy it would be for manufacturers to accidentally put more in a pill than the label says. 10,000 IU is only 1.25 mg, and vitamin
by learc83 8y ago
I'm always worried about how easy it would be for manufacturers to accidentally put more in a pill than the label says.
10,000 IU is only 1.25 mg, and vitamins aren't well regulated. It's not like you'd notice if your supplement contained 100,000 IU.
- Johnny555 8y agoUSP and other certifications are supposed to address this, but the onus is on the consumer to seek out the certification label. http://www.usp.org/verification-services/verified-mark http://www.usp.org/verification-services/verified-mark Others include NSF, UL, and consumerlab https://www.consumerreports.org/vitamins-supplements/what-usp-verified-and-other-supplement-seals-mean/ https://www.consumerreports.org/vitamins-supplements/what-us... There's still the chance that a manufacturing mistake could result in bad dosage but that applies to all products including medicine.
- learc83 8y agoVitamin D is particularly worrisome to me because a few milligrams is the difference between therapeutic and toxic.
- olau 8y ago... and in fact it has happened. With drops for infants that had a 75 times too high concentration: http://cphpost.dk/news/danish-health-authority-warns-of-toxic-vitamin-d-product.html http://cphpost.dk/news/danish-health-authority-warns-of-toxi...
- gnulinux 8y agoThat happens all the time. Please check https://labdoor.com/ https://labdoor.com/ before buying any unregulated drug.
- dhimes 8y agoOh dammit! I wish I had seen this before I went to the drug store...