Survey Data on Lead in Women’s and Children’s Vitamins

http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodContaminantsAdulteration/Metals/Lead/ucm115941.htm

Table 2. Sample Results Sorted by Population Group and Decreasing Estimated Exposure
Product Form Avg. Pb Mass Fraction,
mg Pb/kg
Estimated Exposure
µg Pb/day
Population Assessment
The Vitamin Shoppe Liquid Children’s Multi Liquid 0.0069 0.119 Young children (0-6 years)
Vitamin World Animal Chews Tablet/Capsule 0.0518 0.118 Young children (0-6 years)
A to Z Naturals Kitties for Kids Tablet/Capsule 0.0356 0.116 Young children (0-6 years)
Spider-man Gummies Candy-like 0.0215 0.113 Young children (0-6 years)
Country Life Tall Tree Tablet/Capsule 0.0549 0.109 Young children (0-6 years)
Hero Yummi Bears Candy-like 0.0146 0.109 Young children (0-6 years)
One A Day Scooby Doo Plus Calcium Tablet/Capsule 0.0859 0.107 Young children (0-6 years)
Solaray Children’s Chewable Tablet/Capsule 0.0391 0.105 Young children (0-6 years)
Source Naturals Mega-Kid Tablet/Capsule 0.0368 0.103 Young children (0-6 years)
Lil Critters Groovy Gummy Vites Candy-like 0.0192 0.103 Young children (0-6 years)
Vitamin World Children’s Multi Gummies Candy-like 0.0198 0.102 Young children (0-6 years)
ChildLife Nutrition For Kids Liquid 0.0059 0.100 Young children (0-6 years)
NutriBalance Children’s Formula Powder 0.0197 0.0986 Young children (0-6 years)
Spider-man Multivitamin with Extra C Tablet/Capsule 0.0650 0.0850 Young children (0-6 years)
Sea Buddies Daily Multiple Tablet/Capsule 0.0452 0.0796 Young children (0-6 years)
Now Kid Vits Berry Blast Tablet/Capsule 0.0220 0.0779 Young children (0-6 years)
Flintstones Plus Bone Building Support Tablet/Capsule 0.0591 0.0733 Young children (0-6 years)
Puritan’s Pride Children’s Multi Gummies Candy-like 0.0126 0.0708 Young children (0-6 years)
Flintstones Sour Gummies Candy-like 0.0181 0.0685 Young children (0-6 years)
Benny Bears Tablet/Capsule 0.0397 0.0683 Young children (0-6 years)
Schiff Children’s Chewable Tablet/Capsule 0.0298 0.0670 Young children (0-6 years)
Kid-Vite Chewable Tablet/Capsule 0.0569 0.0668 Young children (0-6 years)
Disney Gummies Candy-like 0.0118 0.0564 Young children (0-6 years)
Complete Children’s Chewable Tablet/Capsule 0.0272 0.0552 Young children (0-6 years)
Wild Vites Children’s Multi Tablet/Capsule 0.0248 0.0494 Young children (0-6 years)
Doctor’s Trust Daily One Children’s Chewable Tablet/Capsule 0.0493 0.0488 Young children (0-6 years)
Rhino Gummy Bear Vitamins Candy-like 0.0093 0.0472 Young children (0-6 years)
Lil Critters Vita Beans Candy-like 0.0070 0.0376 Young children (0-6 years)
Liquimins Kids Multi Liquid 0.0065 0.0373 Young children (0-6 years)
Astra-Vites Tablet/Capsule 0.0140 0.0334 Young children (0-6 years)
Kangaroo Kids Nutra Chews Candy-like 0.0045 0.0295 Young children (0-6 years)
Nutrition Now Rhino Beanie Vites Candy-like 0.0055 0.0273 Young children (0-6 years)
Lil Critters Gummy Vites Candy-like 0.0053 0.0265 Young children (0-6 years)
Natural Wealth Children’s Chewable Multivitamins Plus Iron Tablet/Capsule 0.0266 0.0230 Young children (0-6 years)
Nature’s Plus Chidren’s Vita Gels Tablet/Capsule 0.0360 0.0229 Young children (0-6 years)
NatraBio Children’s Multivitamin Liquid 0.0019 0.0216 Young children (0-6 years)
Puritan’s Pride Pre-Vites Tablet/Capsule 0.0197 0.0201 Young children (0-6 years)
Schiff Children’s Multivitamin Liquid Liquid 0.0016 0.0195 Young children (0-6 years)
Rite Aid Children Chewable Vitamins with Iron Tablet/Capsule 0.0188 0.0179 Young children (0-6 years)
Flintstones Gummies Candy-like 0.0042 0.0167 Young children (0-6 years)
Natural Wealth Children’s Chewable Multivitamins Tablet/Capsule 0.0192 0.0164 Young children (0-6 years)
Flintstones Plus Immunity Support Tablet/Capsule 0.0114 0.0119 Young children (0-6 years)
Uno Diario Ninos Tablet/Capsule 0.0130 0.0114 Young children (0-6 years)
Natural Wealth Children’s Chewable Multivitamins Plus Extra C Tablet/Capsule 0.0097 0.0100 Young children (0-6 years)
My First Flintstones Tablet/Capsule 0.0104 0.0092 Young children (0-6 years)
Kids Liquid Dolphin Pals Liquid 0.0013 0.0079 Young children (0-6 years)
Windmill Bite-A-Mins Tablet/Capsule 0.0092 0.0079 Young children (0-6 years)
NF Formulas Liquid Pediatric Liquid ND Young children (0-6 years)
Natrol Liquid Kids Companion Liquid ND Young children (0-6 years)
Twinlab Infant Care Liquid ND Young children (

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