1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains a high-risk ingredient
Children's Gummies
BrandWalgreens→Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM) Gummy or Jelly 38 ingredients 1 high-risk 4 caution DSLD #12938Net contents: 60 Gummy(ies)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2012-10-01
2 Ingredients (38)
IngredientGroupSafety
CaloriesCalories—
Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—
SugarSugar—
Glucose SyrupGlucose—
SucroseSucrose—
GelatinGelatin—
Citric AcidCitric Acid—
Lactic AcidLactic Acid—
Purple Berry extractBlend (Herb/Botanical)—
Black Carrot Juice ConcentrateCarrot —
AnnattoAnnatto—
fractionated Coconut Oilcoconut oil—
Natural FlavorsFlavor—
BeeswaxBeeswax—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⛔ High-risk ingredient — documented serious harm
Inositol — GDM prevention — 4 g/day from first trimester in high-risk women [2]
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Vitamin D — Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…
Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…
Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
3 Safety cross-reference
Vitamin A — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Teratogenic at high doses
⚠ Hepatotoxic with chronic excess
Vitamin C — Generally Safe
⚠ GI distress at high doses
⚠ Kidney stones risk >1g/day
Vitamin D — Use with Caution
⚠ Hypercalcemia at >10,000 IU/day
⚠ Vascular calcification risk
Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Increased bleeding risk
⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution
Biotin — Generally Safe
⚠ Interferes with troponin and thyroid lab assays
Pantothenic Acid — Limited Evidence
⚠ Diarrhea at very high doses
Iodine — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Thyroid dysfunction at excess
⚠ Kelp: variable content
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Choline — Generally Safe
⚠ Fishy odor at high doses
Inositol — High risk
⚠ GI disturbance at high doses (>12 g)
⚠ May lower blood glucose
Calcium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
4 Label claims
• All Other
5 Data source
DSLD ID12938
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2012-10-01
6 More from Walgreens
View Walgreens Safety Scorecard → 13 products
A Thru Z Active PerformanceAdvanced Formula A Thru ZAdvanced Formula A Thru Z SelectCalcium 600 mg + D3 10 mcg (400 IU)Calcium Citrate Plus with MagnesiumFerrous Gluconate7 Cite this page
Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Children's Gummies — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 26]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/childrens-gummies-12938/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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