According
to the database Cerner Multum, Inc., multivitamins are a combination of many
different vitamins that are normally found in foods and other natural sources.
The newspaper “El Nuevo Dia” reported an investigation about the Quality of Vitamin
Products in Puerto Rico. It revealed that some multivitamins sold locally are
not manufactured properly, which poses a risk to consumer health. Many
multivitamins do not comply with federal regulations, neither with clinical studies with
high value.
Investigators found that some
of the tested products did not have the vitamins that they said they contained. They did not meet the
identity, purity and composition which was indicated on its label. Also they
found the presence of metals which are dangerous to the brain and our organs:
causing skin irritation, kidney damage, anemia, among others. Another situation
was the finding of increased amounts of iron per liter: 13,000mg per liter, when the allowed quantity is only 18 mg per liter. It is expected an amendment by the government of
Puerto Rico and the Federal Food and Drug Administration to regulate
multivitamins in the same way that prescription drugs are regulated.
This news is important because it alerts
us, as consumers, to choose multivitamins or other specific "over
the counter" drugs carefully. As responsible consumers we should research the
different drug brands and how to choose the most reliable drugs, whether brand
name drugs or generic. It is unfortunate that there is no such strict
regulations for this type of medication, so it is up to us consumers to watch what
we ingest, because it is our health what is at stake.
If you want to read more about this you can acces online to this notice: http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/vitaminasquesonunpeligro-2020176/
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