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Retinol Acetate
Avoid topical retinoids during pregnancy — vitamin A teratogenicity.
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Centrum Advance Daily Multivitamin Supplements 120 pack
Is Centrum Advance Daily Multivitamin Supplements 120 pack low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the avoid tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
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1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
Retinol acetate (vitamin A) 300 micrograms R.E. (retinol equivalents)Betacarotene 1.8 mgLutein 500 microgramsLycopene 600 microgramsColecalciferol (vitamin D3) 15 microgramsPhytomenadione (vitamin K1) 25 microgramsCalcium pantothenate (vitamin B5) 10.8 mgThiamine nitrate (vitamin B1) 2.18 mgNicotinamide 15 mgRiboflavin (vitamin B2) 3.2 mgPyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) 6 mgCyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) 22 microgramsBiotin (vitamin H) 45 microgramsFolic acid 400 microgramsdl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E ) 50 mgAscorbic acid (vitamin C) 90 mgCalcium (135.3 mg as calcium carbonate and 64.7 mg as calcium hydrogen phosphate) 200 mgMagnesium (as magnesium oxide) 50 mgIron (as ferrous fumarate) 5 mgZinc (as zinc oxide) 7.5 mgManganese (as manganese sulfate monohydrate) 3.5 mgChromium (as chromic chloride hexahydrate) 35 microgramsSelenium (as sodium selenate) 55 microgramsCopper (as cupric sulfate) 500 microgramsIodine (as potassium iodide) 150 microgramsPhosphorus (as calcium hydrogen phosphate) 50 mgPotassium (as potassium sulfate) 80 mg
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
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