1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Ferrous Sulfate

Name: Ferrous Sulfate
Brand: Equaline

BrandEqualine→Mineral Tablet or Pill 18 ingredients 1 banned 2 caution DSLD #7469

Net contents: 250 Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2012-04-26

2 Ingredients (18)

IngredientGroupSafety

IronIronUse with Caution

Ferrous SulfateIronUse with Caution

Calcium CarbonateCalciumConditionally Safe

CelluloseCellulose—

MaltodextrinMaltodextrin—

Corn StarchStarch—

Croscarmellose SodiumCroscarmellose Sodium—

HypromelloseHypromellose—

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

TalcMagnesium SilicateUse with Caution

Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

Hydroxypropyl CelluloseHypromellose—

Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—

Sodium Lauryl SulfateSodium Lauryl Sulfate—

Blue 1 LakeColor—

Yellow 6 LakeColor—

Polysorbate 80Polysorbate—

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Iron — Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Iron — Use with Caution

⚠ GI upset, constipation

⚠ Fatal toxicity in children

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Sodium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Magnesium — Use with Caution

Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)

⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)

4 Label claims

• All Other

5 Data source

DSLD ID7469

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2012-04-26

6 More from Equaline

View Equaline Safety Scorecard → 69 products

200 IU Vitamin E 400 IU Vitamin E 400 IU Vitamin E 400 IU Vitamin E 500 mg Vitamin C 500 mg Vitamin C

7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Ferrous Sulfate — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jul 29]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/ferrous-sulfate-7469/

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.
Publisher: PHIG