Canada, like New Zealand, may regulate Vitamin D and other supplements

Canada hopes to boost regulation on natural health products. Here’s why

Global News Canada

Such legislation will greatly restrict local purchasing options while increase prices

• A supplier would be faced with $10,000 to $100,000 cost to get appoval for each of their products in each country

  • Can anticipate that many suppliers will decide to not sell in Canada, New Zealand, etc

• Can get 50,000 IU Vitamin D anywhere on the globe

  • Does not matter if destination restricts it, providing only a few bottles are purchased at a time

Would be far better if supplement benefits, problems, and costs were provided by non-govt entity

Example, in the US Excellent reviews of supplements at ConsumerLab

See also in VitaminDWiki

• A New Zealand bill would require prescriptions for Vitamins A, C, D, E, Omega-3, Zinc, Magnesium, etc. – Jan 2023

• 2,500 IU Vitamin D is the max dose size in Canada

• Multiple Sclerosis rates are highest in Canada (far from equator) – May 2018

• Increasing the vitamin D level of all Canadians to 40 ng would save 6 to 18 billion dollars a year – Grant Nov 2016

• Canadian Vitamin D recommendations not updated in 13 years - March 2023