Airborne
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States · est. 1997
Owned by / part of: Reckitt Benckiser (UK)
Ingredient risk
5 ingredients to use with caution
⚠️ 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].
Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients for PMS or carpal tunnel [3]
Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective procedures using N₂O [5]
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The brand's other 11 identifiable ingredients (Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Manganese, Selenium…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
16 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.
11 clear5 restricted (sold with limits)0 banned in ≥1 country
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No food-safety alerts on record. Cross-checked against the Food Recalls & Alerts archive (🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇦🇺).
Company & ownership
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Immune-support effervescent brand; acquired by Schiff Nutrition (2012), which Reckitt Benckiser bought for $1.4bn in late 2012. (Efficacy claims unsupported by robust research.)
| Established | 1997, United States |
| Ownership | Subsidiary (brand) |
| Parent corporation | Reckitt Benckiser (UK) |
| Public / private | Private (parent Reckitt publicly traded) |
| Stock listing | Parent: Reckitt (LSE: RKT) |
| Headquarters | USA |
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_(dietary_supplement)
Product forms
Gummy or Jelly (5)Tablet or Pill (4)Powder (2)
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