Flora
Supplement brand · 🇨🇦 Canada · est. 1965
Owned by / part of: Flora Manufacturing & Distributing Ltd.
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.
Use cautiously in severely immunocompromised patients, ICU patients, and those with central venous catheters — rare cases of probiotic bacteremia and fungemia reported [1].
⚠️ 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].
Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].
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The brand's other 11 identifiable ingredients (Flaxseed Oil, Silicon, Slippery Elm, Evening Primrose Oil…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
14 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 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
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Family-owned maker of herbal tinctures, oils and Floradix iron, founded 1965; based in Canada (German roots, Salus brand).
| Established | 1965, Canada |
| Ownership | Independent, family-owned |
| Parent corporation | Flora Manufacturing & Distributing Ltd. |
| Public / private | Private |
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
Sources: https://www.florahealth.com/
Product forms
Liquid (7)Capsule (4)Powder (2)Softgel Capsule (1)
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