Nutrex Research
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States · est. 2002
Owned by / part of: Nutrex Research, Inc.
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
⛔ Red — banned or high-risk ingredients
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but minimal α-1/α-2 activity (distinguishing it from the banned ephedrine) [1]. Despite widespread use in fat-burners and pre-workouts, c
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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]
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Banned. Multiple warning letters, seizures, lawsuits.
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ates (FDA) :: Dietary supplement. Picamilon (GABA + niacin) banned as supplement (2015) [1]. || Japan :: GABA is a popular functional food i
⚠️ 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].
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].
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]
Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
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]
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High caffeine warnings mandatory on products >150 mg/L.
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Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.
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Not approved as food supplement. Classified as pharmaceutical.
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The brand's other 32 identifiable ingredients (Sucralose, Sodium, Calcium, Potassium…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
47 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.
32 clear10 restricted (sold with limits)5 banned in ≥1 country
+ 17 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
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Sports-nutrition brand founded 2002 (Lipo-6), based in Florida.
| Established | 2002, United States |
| Ownership | Independent |
| Parent corporation | Nutrex Research, Inc. |
| Public / private | Private |
| Headquarters | Oviedo, Florida, USA |
Sources: https://nutrex.com/
Product forms
Powder (31)Capsule (22)Other (e.g. tea bag) (1)Liquid (1)
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