1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
Reaphirm Plant Source DHA
BrandEverett Laboratories→Fat/Fatty Acid Softgel Capsule 33 ingredients 1 banned 7 caution DSLD #37168Net contents: 30 Softgel Capsule(s)
Target: Pregnant and Lactating
DSLD entry: 2014-10-10
2 Ingredients (33)
IngredientGroupSafety
Omega-3 Fatty AcidsOmega-3—
Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid)—
GelatinGelatin—
SorbitolSorbitol—
GlycerinGlycerol—
Soybean OilSoybean Oil—
USP purified WaterWater—
yellow BeeswaxBeeswax—
Soy Lecithinlecithin—
Vegetable OilVegetable Oil (unspecified)—
FD&C Blue #1Color—
CaramelColor—
high Oleic Sunflower OilSunflower Oil—
TocopherolsVitamin E (mixed tocopherols)—
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
Vitamin D — Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Thiamin — Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patie…
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…
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].
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
Thiamin — Use with Caution
⚠ Very low toxicity
Riboflavin — Generally Safe
⚠ Harmless yellow urine
Niacin — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Flushing at >50 mg
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution
Iron — Use with Caution
⚠ GI upset, constipation
⚠ Fatal toxicity in children
Iodine — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Thyroid dysfunction at excess
⚠ Kelp: variable content
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Copper — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Calcium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country
⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)
⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)
Sodium — Limited Evidence
⚠ Hypertension
⚠ Fluid retention
4 Label claims
• Nutrient
• All Other
5 Data source
DSLD ID37168
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2014-10-10
6 More from Everett Laboratories
View Everett Laboratories Safety Scorecard → 9 products
DHA Softgel CapsuleSelect-OBSelect-OB + DHASelect-OB +DHASelect-OB+DHAVitafol-OB7 Cite this page
Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Reaphirm Plant Source DHA — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 21]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/reaphirm-plant-source-dha-37168/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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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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