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As part of the re-evaluation of the maximum daily intakes for various vitamins and minerals, the on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) has published a on folic acid and folates.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been working for some time on the re-evaluation of tolerable daily intakes of vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
The "tolerable upper intake level" (UL) for folate should not exceed 1000 µg folate per day from fortified foods and food supplements for adults and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The UL for children was derived according to age.
|
Age group |
tolerable upper intake level/day |
|
4 – 11 months |
200 µg |
|
1 – 3 years |
200 µg |
|
4 – 6 years |
300 µg |
|
7 – 10 years |
400 µg |
|
11 – 14 years |
600 µg |
|
15 – 17 years |
800 µg |
|
Adults |
1000 µg |
|
Pregnant women |
|
|
Breastfeeding mothers |
The intake amounts refer to the compounds used as vitamin sources: Folic acid, 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid glucosamine and L-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid calcium salts or their combination.
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*EFSA: European Food Safety Authority
Author: Dr Frank Mörsberger
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