Anyone read the .pdf of brands to avoid?
11 Multivitamins to Avoid
These multivitamins were flagged for problems in a recent ConsumerLab.com analysis. After the findings were published, The Vitamin Shoppe and AARP voluntarily withdrew their products, and Hero Nutritionals began offering consumers a replacement. The other manufacturers haven’t responded publicly to the findings.
For Adults
Product/ Problem
Eniva VIBE, a liquid sold in packets/ Falls short of listed vitamin A
Healthy Moments Mint Cream Flavor Vitamin Strips/ Contains no vitamin A and exceeds listed amount of niacin
Swanson Daily Multivitamin & Mineral/ Short of listed folate
The Greatest Vitamin in the World/ Short of listed folate
Weil, Andrew Weil, MD, Daily Multivitamin for Optimum Health/Short of listed vitamin A and exceeds the amount of calcium
For Women
Product/ Problem
Nature’s Plus Especially Yours Women’s Multivitamin/ Doesn’t disintegrate properly and exceeds listed calcium
The Vitamin Shoppe Multivitamins Especially for Women/ Contaminated with 15.3 micrograms of lead per serving—10 times amount permitted without a warning label in California— and short of listed calcium
For Men
Produc/t Problem
Now Adam Superior Men’s Multi/ Takes too long to disintegrate
Win Fuel Men’s Formula/ Short of listed vitamin A and folate
For Seniors
Product/ Problem
AARP Maturity Formula/ Takes too long to disintegrate
For Kids
Product/ Problem
Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears/ Contains twice as much vitamin A as listed, which may lead to weak bones