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RASFFReference 2025.5758

Case of intoxication by "highly-dosed" vitamin D food supplement from Germany

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.5758
Notification ID
751748
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
food poisoning
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
NatuGena® Vitamin D 5000
Distribution status
Description
information on distribution not (yet) available
Notification ID
221
Notification ID
27876218
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    27994922
    productAspect
    Brown glass bottle with pipette, 50 ml 5000 IE Vitamin D per drop (125 microgram Vitamin D) Contains 1750 drops
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    50.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    ml
    Notification ID
    18971

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Too high dose of Vitamin D per drop Risk of overdosing due to unusual application method for food supplements: 1 drop every 5 days Risk of overdosing due to the application form (pipette) Risk of overdosing due to advertismenet to families (family pack) and encouraged use for children
Notification ID
116142
numberOfPersonsAffected
1
typeOfIllness
Notification of the Children's hospital of Zurich: Hospitalization of a 16 months old child with an overdose of Vitamin D. Child is in intensiv care unit with the following symptoms: arterial hypertension, hypercaclemia, facial paralysis and renal insufficiency, nephrocalcinosis caused by Vitamin D. Cause: the parents did NOT use the food supplement according to the instruction (1 drop every five days), but applied about 3 drops every second to 3rd day (about 16'000 IE, according to 400 µg Vitamin D) during 4 months. The parents used a product with a similar dosage regimen, but with a lower Vitamin D content (about 400 IE, 10 µg / day) before. This product was prescribed by their pediatrician. Afterwards they bought the food supplement NatuGena 5000 with a much higher dosage online. They were not aware that the Vitamin D content is much higher.

RASFF

Hazards

  1. Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    27994948
    maxPermittedLvl
    70 µg per daily dose null
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    70 µg per daily dose
    Name
    vitamin D - too high content - composition
    samplingDate
    17-03-2025 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    (requested) removal of online offer
    Notification ID
    18850
    Notification ID
    27995153
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5004
    isoCode
    CH
    organizationName
    Switzerland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Germany
Notifying country or territory
Switzerland
Published distribution
Switzerland
Affected territories
Switzerland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      751748
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      751748
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      751748
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      787911
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      751748
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      751748
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      751748
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      782723
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      782723
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      751748
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      751748
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      751748
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      751748
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    07-08-2025 17:00:15
    fupId
    782450
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern
  2. fupDate
    08-08-2025 16:13:24
    fupId
    782723
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern
  3. fupDate
    05-09-2025 11:45:45
    fupId
    787911
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland

RASFF

5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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