iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — According to the Environmental Working Group, American children age eight and younger may be consuming harmful amounts of certain vitamins.
The EWG report found 141 products — 114 cereals and 27 brands of snack bars — that are over-fortified, meaning they contain more than the daily value of vitamin A, zinc and/or niacin. The over-fortified products included General Mills and Kellogg’s cereals.
It is important to note that there have been no reports of children suffering long-term adverse health effects due to the over-fortified products. Still, the products named in the EWG report contain more of the vitamins than the “tolerable upper intake level” for young children.
An EWG press release urges the Food and Drug Administration to set new percent daily values levels that “reflect updated science,” update serving size guidelines and address misuse of food fortification guidelines, among other changes.
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