5 Chinese Elements
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
⛔ Red — banned or high-risk ingredients
Auto-flagged from PHIG regulatory data. Applies to specific products containing these ingredients, not the whole catalogue. Flags show countries named in the source data.
⚠️ Yellow — use with caution or restricted in some markets
Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
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The brand's other 6 identifiable ingredients (Niacin, Astragalus, Calcium, Turmeric / Curcumin…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
9 of this brand's ingredients matched to PHIG data and classified by regulatory status. Red = banned in ≥1 country · Yellow = restricted but sold · Green = clear.
6 clear2 restricted (sold with limits)1 banned in ≥1 country
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No food-safety alerts on record. Cross-checked against the Food Recalls & Alerts archive (🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇦🇺).
Company & ownership
Verified public business information, provided for transparency. We publish facts only.
5 Chinese Elements is a Traditional Chinese Medicine supplement brand. Limited reliable public ownership data.
| Established | United States |
| Public / private | Private |
| Headquarters | USA |
Product forms
Capsule (10)
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