Bronson
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States · est. 1960
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
⛔ Red — banned or high-risk ingredients
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France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.
GDM prevention — 4 g/day from first trimester in high-risk women [2]
Dog owner not warned about xylitol toxicity — potentially fatal to dogs [1]
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Hepatotoxicity cases including liver failure — limit 6 months [1]
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dards. Drug interaction warnings required [2]. || France :: Banned from sale as a supplement (2000) due to drug interaction concerns [3]. ||
⚠️ Yellow — use with caution or restricted in some markets
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]
Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
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]
Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patient warrants IV thiamin [5]
Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective procedures using N₂O [5]
Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].
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Union :: Available as food supplement. Subject to novel food regulation in some contexts [1]. || United States (FDA) ::
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Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.
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d health claims. Classified as a food supplement (novel food category in some jurisdictions) [2]. || Japan (MHLW) :: Col
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Not approved as food supplement. Classified as pharmaceutical.
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The brand's other 61 identifiable ingredients (Silicon, Calcium, Vitamin C, Vitamin E…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
77 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.
61 clear11 restricted (sold with limits)5 banned in ≥1 country
+ 46 more clear ingredients not shown.
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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.
Bronson Vitamins / Bronson Laboratories, a direct-to-consumer vitamin brand dating to about 1960. Current ownership not confirmed from a reliable public source.
| Established | 1960, United States |
| Public / private | Private |
| Headquarters | United States |
Sources: https://www.bronsonvitamins.com/
Product forms
Capsule (37)Tablet or Pill (34)Softgel Capsule (23)Powder (5)Liquid (2)Lozenge (2)Other (e.g. tea bag) (1)
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