The food supplement from UK contains niacin (vitamin B3) as nicotine acid 24 mg per day which exceeds tolerable upper intake level set by EFSA
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- food additives and flavourings
- Hazard
- nicotinic acid risk of overdosage - {composition}
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Notifier
- Estonia
What is this? A food supplement from the UK has too much niacin (vitamin B3). It has 24 mg per day, which is more than safe.
What's happening? The supplement gives too much niacin. This can be harmful if taken for a long time.
Does this affect me? If you took this supplement in Estonia, you might have had too much niacin.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your doctor or pharmacist what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: food additives and flavourings · Hazard: nicotinic acid risk of overdosage - {composition} · Origin: United Kingdom · Notifier: Estonia
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