GNC Mega Men

Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States
Owned by / part of: GNC Holdings — owned by Harbin Pharmaceutical Group (China)
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
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⛔ 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.
Titanium Dioxidein 47 products
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France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.
Inositolin 21 products
GDM prevention — 4 g/day from first trimester in high-risk women [2]
GABAin 4 products
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ates (FDA) :: Dietary supplement. Picamilon (GABA + niacin) banned as supplement (2015) [1]. || Japan :: GABA is a popular functional food i
DHEAin 2 products
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Not approved for OTC sale as supplement.

⚠️ Yellow — use with caution or restricted in some markets

Magnesiumin 29 products
Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
Vitamin B12in 23 products
Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective procedures using N₂O [5]
Zincin 23 products
Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
Thiaminin 21 products
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]
Vitamin B6in 21 products
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]
Vitamin Din 21 products
Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Caffeine (Anhydrous)in 5 products
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High caffeine warnings mandatory on products >150 mg/L.
Cinnamonin 4 products
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Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.
Macain 4 products
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ood. Dietary supplement [1]. || European Union :: Novel food ingredient [1]. || South Korea :: Dietary supplement. || Ma
Collagen Peptidesin 3 products
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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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The brand's other 57 identifiable ingredients (Calcium, Vitamin E, Niacin, Silicon…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.

Overview

80
Products on market
234
Unique ingredients
7
Product forms

Ingredient safety profile

71 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.
57 clear10 restricted (sold with limits)4 banned in ≥1 country
IngredientRestricting countriesStatusProducts
Titanium Dioxide🇫🇷 🇪🇺Banned somewhere47
Inositol—Banned somewhere21
GABA🇺🇸 🇯🇵Banned somewhere4
DHEA🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺Banned somewhere2
Magnesium—Restricted29
Vitamin B12—Restricted23
Zinc—Restricted23
Thiamin—Restricted21
Vitamin B6—Restricted21
Vitamin D—Restricted21
Caffeine (Anhydrous)🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺Restricted5
Cinnamon🇪🇺Restricted4
Maca🇺🇸 🇰🇷 🇪🇺Restricted4
Collagen Peptides🇯🇵Restricted3
Calcium—Clear35
Vitamin E—Clear28
Niacin—Clear25
Silicon—Clear25
Folate—Clear23
Lutein—Clear23
Selenium—Clear23
Vitamin A—Clear23
Chromium—Clear22
Vitamin C—Clear22
Biotin—Clear21
Boron—Clear21
Copper—Clear21
Iodine—Clear21
Manganese—Clear21
+ 42 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.

GNC Mega Men is a GNC men's multivitamin house brand. GNC is majority-owned by China's Harbin Pharmaceutical Group.

EstablishedUnited States
OwnershipSubsidiary (brand)
Parent corporationGNC Holdings — owned by Harbin Pharmaceutical Group (China)
Public / privatePrivate (controlling owner Harbin Pharmaceutical, China)
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (GNC)
Sources: https://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/top-companies-reports/top-companies/?cpost_id=54313&cyear=2023
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Product forms

Capsule (37)Other (e.g. tea bag) (25)Unknown (7)Softgel Capsule (6)Tablet or Pill (3)Liquid (1)Powder (1)

Products (80 total)

ProductFormFlag
50 PlusOther (e.g. tea bag)
Amplified Creatine 189Other (e.g. tea bag)
Amplified Creatine 189Other (e.g. tea bag)
Amplified Maxertion N.0.Other (e.g. tea bag)
Amplified Maxertion N.O.Other (e.g. tea bag)
Antioxidant & CirculationCapsule
Blood Flow & CirculationCapsule
Blood Flow & CirculationCapsule
Blood Flow & CirculationCapsule
Blood Glucose SupportCapsule
Brain HealthCapsule
Burn 60Other (e.g. tea bag)
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