GNC Natural Brand

Name: GNC Natural Brand — supplement safety profile
Creator: Public Health Institute of Georgia
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States

Owned by / part of: GNC Holdings — 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 3 products

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France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.

⚠️ Yellow — use with caution or restricted in some markets

Ironin 2 products

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 10 identifiable ingredients (Calcium, Lutein, Vitamin C, Bromelain…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.

Overview

Products on market

Unique ingredients

Product forms

Ingredient safety profile

12 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.

10 clear1 restricted (sold with limits)1 banned in ≥1 country

Ingredient	Restricting countries	Status	Products
Titanium Dioxide	🇫🇷 🇪🇺	Banned somewhere	3
Iron	—	Restricted	2
Calcium	—	Clear	6
Lutein	—	Clear	2
Vitamin C	—	Clear	2
Bromelain	—	Clear	2
Vitamin A	—	Clear	2
Soy Protein	—	Clear	2
Sodium	—	Clear	2
Sucralose	—	Clear	1
Apple Cider Vinegar	—	Clear	1
Papain	—	Clear	1

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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 Natural Brand line. GNC is majority-owned by China's Harbin Pharmaceutical Group.

Established	United States
Ownership	Subsidiary (brand line)
Parent corporation	GNC Holdings — Harbin Pharmaceutical Group (China)
Public / private	Private
Headquarters	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources: https://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/top-companies-reports/top-companies/?cpost_id=54313&cyear=2023

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Product forms

Capsule (3)Tablet or Pill (3)Softgel Capsule (3)Powder (3)Other (e.g. tea bag) (1)

Products (13 total)

Product	Form	Flag
Apple Cider Vinegar With Apple Pectin	Tablet or Pill
Bromelain 500 mg	Tablet or Pill
Clear Mixing Super Fiber	Powder
Fiber Soft Chews Natural Citrus Flavor	Other (e.g. tea bag)
Flax Seed Oil 1000	Softgel Capsule
Lutein 40 mg	Softgel Capsule
Lutein 40 mg	Softgel Capsule
Psyllium Seed Husk 500 mg	Capsule
Shark Cartilage 750 mg	Tablet or Pill
Soy Isoflavone Concentrate with Cranberry	Capsule
Soy Protein Natural Vanilla Flavor	Powder
Soy Protein Unflavored/Unsweetened	Powder

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Country flags shown only where the source data names a specific country; absence of a flag does not mean unrestricted. Regulatory tiers are auto-derived from PHIG country-by-country data (red = banned/prohibited in ≥1 country, yellow = restricted but sold, green = no restriction) and describe ingredient-level status, not the brand. GNC Natural Brand is a commercial brand name used for identification under nominative fair use. Product data: NIH DSLD. Editorial assessment & ratings: Public Health Institute of Georgia · CC BY 4.0. Corrections: info@accreditation.ge