Mortechems in Vitamins and Supplements

Forget about Vitamins A through Zinc. The real information to review on your Vitamin or Nutritional Supplement's "Supplement Facts" Sheet comes in the form of fine print at the bottom of the label.

Chemicals such as Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide may have their place in consumer products such as Sun Screen. But these chemicals make our list of Mortechems based on their Material Safety Data Sheets.

A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a form containing data regarding the properties of a particular substance. An important component of product stewardship and workplace safety, it is intended to provide workers and emergency personnel with procedures for handling or working with that substance in a safe manner, and includes information such as physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash point, etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill-handling procedures. MSDS formats can vary from source to source within a country depending on national requirements.

MSDS (material safety data sheets) are a widely used system for cataloging information on chemicals, chemical compounds, and chemical mixtures. MSDS information may include instructions for the safe use and potential hazards associated with a particular material or product. These data sheets can be found anywhere where chemicals are being used.

There is also a duty to properly label substances on the basis of physico-chemical, health and/or environmental risk. Labels can include hazard symbols such as the European Union standard black diagonal cross on an orange background, used to denote a harmful substance.

Although a MSDS for a substance is not primarily intended for use by the general consumer, focusing instead on the hazards of working with the material in an occupational setting, it provides valuable clues at to what effects these chemicals may have over time.

With your Vitamin or Nutritional Supplement in hand, read the list below to see if one of these Mortechems are present. Then, follow the link provided to see what exposure to the chemical may do you you over time.