Vitamin & Mineral Safety

2014 EDITION | UPDATES IN DEVELOPMENT

2024: CRN Board approved updating chapters and identified this as a high priority initiative.

• Funding through a grant from the CRN Foundations supported by member donations (tax-deductible). Contact Andrea Wong with questions (awong@crnusa.org).

CRN SVP Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Andrea Wong discusses updates planned for the association's Vitamin and Mineral Safety book, under the direction of a committee of members of the Senior Scientific Advisory Council, Alex Eapen of Cargill, Andrew Shao of ChromaDex, Deshanie Rai of OmniActives, Eric Ciappio of Balchem, Karen Hecht of AstaReal and Michelle Stout of Amway.

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This handbook provides valuable science-based recommendations for establishing Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (ULs) for supplemental sources of these nutrients—a trusted resource for dietary supplement and dietary ingredient manufacturers, as well as scientific bodies and regulatory policy makers worldwide. Read more in CRN's archived 2014 press release.

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Vitamin and Mineral Safety Chapters

INTRODUCTORY CONTENT:

Abbreviations 

About CRN

Foreword

Methodology

VITAMINS:

Vitamin A 

Beta-Carotene 

Vitamin D 

Vitamin E

Vitamin K 

Vitamin C 

Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)

Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin)

Niacin: Nicotinic Acid, Nicotinamide, and Inositol Hexanicotinate

Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine)

Folic Acid 

Vitamin B-12

Biotin

Pantothenic Acid

MINERALS:

Calcium 

Phosphorus

Magnesium

Potassium

TRACE ELEMENTS: 

Boron

Chromium 

Copper

Fluoride 

Iodine

Iron

Manganese

Molybdenum

Selenium

Zinc

TABLES: 

International Comparisons: CRN ULS, US FNB UL, EC SCF UL. UK EVM SUL or GL, and Japan UL