Testing finds lead in multivitamin supplements.

January 25, 2007

January 23, 2007 Testing finds lead in vitamins, other problems By Megan Rauscher http://sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=2F093E72FA038B855C80131EC3FBA75C Excerpt: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among 21 multivitamin products for adults and children independently selected and tested by ConsumerLab.com, problems were found with more than half -- including unacceptably high levels of lead, and too much or too little of a particular ingredient. Only 10 of the 21 products tested met their claims and other quality standards, according to ConsumerLab.com. In a telephone interview with Reuters Health, Dr. Tod Cooperman, president of ConsumerLab.com, said one of the most

serious problems was a women's multivitamin that contained 15.3 micrograms of lead per daily dose. This is more than 10 times the amount of lead allowed without a warning label in the state of California, the only state to regulate lead in supplements. "There is lead in small amounts in many foods and drink," Cooperman said, "but the amount of lead in this multivitamin was more than you'd be exposed to from all the lead you are exposed to every day for about 5 days, and you'd be getting that every day from just the daily dose of this multivitamin." © 1996-2007 Scientific American, Inc. All rights reserved.Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

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