One A Day Women's Prenatal

Consumer Health Advocacy: Product Analysis

What business, after all, does Bayer have producing a prenatal vitamin? Is this not a multinational pharmaceutical company? A close look at their formula reveals profound ineptitude, if not worse. Vitamin A acetate, for instance is a form of vitamin A linked to birth defects in both the animal model and human studies. Applying the precautionary principle, no such ingredient should ever be used in a prenatal formula.


IngredientsToxicity LevelCumulative KnowledgeAbstract Count
Calcium Carbonatepossibly19821
Cellulosenone101
Ferrous Fumaratepossibly398
Magnesium Oxidenone2799368
Ascorbic Acidnone60691410
Dicalcium Phosphatenot determined
dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetateprobably9115
Croscarmellose Sodiumnot determined
Maltodextrinnot determined
Niacinamidenone38970
Gelatinnot determined
Acacianone2013
Polyvinyl Alcoholnot determined
Zinc Oxidepossibly3015
D-Calcium Pantothenatenot determined
Corn Starchnot determined
Titanium Dioxide (color)probably9043
Polyethylene Glycolpossibly122
Magnesium Stearatepossibly164
Talcpossibly234
Cupric Sulfatedefinitely5419
Silicon Dioxidepossibly65
Pyridoxine Hydrochloridenone1020140
Calcium Silicatenot determined
Riboflavinnone40971
Thiamine Mononitratenone47981
Hypromellosenot determined
Beta-Carotenenone54199
FD&C Red #40 Lakeprobably276
Folic Acidnone1317206
Vitamin A Acetatedefinitely63
Biotinnone11417
Potassium Iodidenone18232
Cholecalciferolnot determined
Cyanocobalamin.none1506219

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