Nordic Naturals
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States · est. 1995
Independent
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.
Dog owner not warned about xylitol toxicity — potentially fatal to dogs [1]
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Banned April 2023 following DTU risk assessment. All products withdrawn.
⚠️ Yellow — use with caution or restricted in some markets
Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
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The brand's other 11 identifiable ingredients (Omega-3 (EPA), Vitamin E, Fish Oil (general), Vitamin A…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
15 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)2 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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Omega-3/fish-oil specialist founded 1995 by Joar Opheim. Headquartered in Watsonville, California; widely described as independent/privately held.
| Established | 1995 · California, United States |
| Ownership | Independent |
| Public / private | Private |
| Headquarters | Watsonville, California, USA |
Sources: https://purebranding.com/who-we-help/legacy-brands/ | https://www.nordicnaturals.com/
Product forms
Softgel Capsule (31)Liquid (14)Gummy or Jelly (2)
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