Swanson
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States · est. 1969
Owned by / part of: Swander Pace Capital (since 2016)
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
⛔ Red — banned or high-risk ingredients
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Use cautiously in severely immunocompromised patients, ICU patients, and those with central venous catheters — rare cases of probiotic bacteremia and fungemia reported [1].
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ates (FDA) :: Dietary supplement. Picamilon (GABA + niacin) banned as supplement (2015) [1]. || Japan :: GABA is a popular functional food i
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Not approved for OTC sale as supplement.
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Banned April 2023 following DTU risk assessment. All products withdrawn.
GDM prevention — 4 g/day from first trimester in high-risk women [2]
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France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.
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Hepatotoxicity cases including liver failure — limit 6 months [1]
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HIGH RISK — see overview [1]
Dog owner not warned about xylitol toxicity — potentially fatal to dogs [1]
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Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
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Not approved as food supplement. Classified as pharmaceutical.
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d health claims. Classified as a food supplement (novel food category in some jurisdictions) [2]. || Japan (MHLW) :: Col
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]
Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective procedures using N₂O [5]
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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fe). Dietary supplement [1]. || European Union :: Novel food/dietary supplement. Available throughout EU [1]. || WHO ::
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as food supplement. No authorized health claims. Novel food status in some jurisdictions [1]. || Japan (MHLW) :: Long h
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Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.
Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].
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ood. Dietary supplement [1]. || European Union :: Novel food ingredient [1]. || South Korea :: Dietary supplement. || Ma
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The brand's other 67 identifiable ingredients (Silicon, Calcium, Vitamin C, Omega-3 (EPA)…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
89 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.
67 clear13 restricted (sold with limits)9 banned in ≥1 country
+ 52 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.
Founded 1969 by Leland Swanson Sr. as a catalog/mail-order vitamin seller; grew into a major online/catalog health retailer (20,000+ SKUs). Family-run until acquired by private-equity firm Swander Pace Capital in January 2016.
| Established | 1969 · Fargo, North Dakota, United States |
| Ownership | Subsidiary (private-equity owned) |
| Parent corporation | Swander Pace Capital (since 2016) |
| Public / private | Private |
| Headquarters | Fargo, North Dakota, USA |
| Employees | ~500–650 |
| Market / revenue | ~$300 m annual sales (mid-2010s) |
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swanson_Health_Products | https://www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2016/01/26/Online-retailer-Swanson-acquired-by-private-equity-firm/
Product forms
Capsule (72)Softgel Capsule (19)Tablet or Pill (8)Gummy or Jelly (4)Powder (3)Liquid (2)Other (e.g. tea bag) (1)
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