CompoAtlas

Citrex

Food supplement declared in France, decision dated 22 October 2026

Citrex (AWT) is a food supplement declared in France. Status: declared in France, may be marketed. 2 rules of use apply to its ingredients (limits and warnings).

Brand
AWT
Food business operator placing the product on the market
ESE group
Status
Declared in France, may be marketed: the authorities did not object to the declaration (this is neither an authorisation nor a safety assessment)
Form
Tablet
Daily dose
2 comprimés par jour.
Directions for use
2 comprimés par jour. Un comprimé à prendre au cours du petit déjeuner ou du déjeuner et un comprimé à prendre au cours du dîner
Intended populations
General population, Men and women aged 18 and over
Not recommended (according to the manufacturer)
Adolescents (under 18), Breastfeeding women, Pregnant women
Objectives stated by the manufacturer (these are not authorised claims)
Autre : glycémie

Declaration 364442, procedure Article 15. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 15 November 2026.

Declared composition

Plants

PlantPartPreparationPer day
Marsdenia sylvestris (Retz.) P.I.Forst.FeuilleAutre extrait sec500 mg
Phyllanthus emblica L.FruitAutre extrait sec250 mg
Garcinia × mangostana L.FruitExtrait sec hydroalcoolique250 mg
Cinnamomum verum J. PreslEcorceExtrait sec hydroalcoolique200 mg
Citrus sinensis (L.) OsbeckFruitExtrait sec hydroalcoolique200 mg
Camellia sinensis (L.) KuntzeFeuilleAutre extrait sec200 mg

Substances

NamePer day
caféine100 mg

Vitamins and minerals

Compl'Alim does not publish vitamin and mineral doses. The references below help you read the product label: EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. safety limit for adults and maximum dose set in France per product (Order of 9 May 2006, not revised since November 2006).

Declared formNutrientEFSA limit, adults Maximum dose in France
Picolinate de chromeChromepas de limite (données insuffisantes)25 µg
NicotinamideNicotinamide (vitamine B3)900 mg54 mg
Chlorure de thiamine pyrophosphateVitamine B1 (thiamine)pas de limite (données insuffisantes)dose annulled by the French Council of State in 2011

List from the declaration, administrative decision dated (Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France)).

Has the product changed? Photograph the packaging.

Label warnings

La dose journalière de 800 mg d'e (–)-3-gallate d'épigallocatéchine ne doit pas être dépassée.- Ne pas consommer si vous consommez d'autres produits à base de thé vert le même jour. - Pas autorisé aux femmes enceintes et déconseillé aux femmes allaitantes.- Réservé aux adultes- Ne pas consommer à jeun

Regulatory points

This information reproduces the manufacturer's declaration to the administration (DGAL). It does not say whether the product is effective and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist, particularly during pregnancy or when taking medication.

Official warnings (Health Canada)

Health Canada publishes warnings on these ingredients:

  • Phyllanthus emblica L.
    Read the warning, when it applies and the studies cited

    Amla - Phyllanthus Emblica

    Route of administration: Oral

    Cautions and warnings

    Condition of application: All products.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are breastfeeding (HC 2009).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (1)
    • HC 2009: Laxatives: General - Laxatives - Labelling Standard [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Drugs and Health Products; Health Canada; 2009. [Accessed 2023 December 31]. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/applications-submissions/guidance-documents/nonprescription-drugs-labelling-standards/laxatives-labelling-standards-non-prescription-drugs.html

    Applies to products providing more than 3 grams of amla, per day.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant (HC 2009).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (1)
    • HC 2009: Laxatives: General - Laxatives - Labelling Standard [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Drugs and Health Products; Health Canada; 2009. [Accessed 2023 December 31]. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/applications-submissions/guidance-documents/nonprescription-drugs-labelling-standards/laxatives-labelling-standards-non-prescription-drugs.html

    Condition of application: Amlapitta, Digestive tonic.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.

    Condition of application: Laxative.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms worsen or if laxative effect does not occur within 7 days (HC 2009; Pray 2006; CPhA 2002).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (3)
    • CPhA 2002: Repchinsky C, editor-in-chief. Patient Self-Care: Helping Patients Make Therapeutic Choices. 1st edition. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Pharmacists Association; 2002.
    • HC 2009: Laxatives: General - Laxatives - Labelling Standard [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Drugs and Health Products; Health Canada; 2009. [Accessed 2023 December 31]. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/applications-submissions/guidance-documents/nonprescription-drugs-labelling-standards/laxatives-labelling-standards-non-prescription-drugs.html
    • Pray WS. Non-Prescription Product Therapeutics. 2nd edition. New York (NY): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006.

    Contraindications

    Condition of application: Laxative.

    Do not use if you have fever or any undiagnosed gastrointestinal trouble (HC 2009).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (1)
    • HC 2009: Laxatives: General - Laxatives - Labelling Standard [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Drugs and Health Products; Health Canada; 2009. [Accessed 2023 December 31]. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/applications-submissions/guidance-documents/nonprescription-drugs-labelling-standards/laxatives-labelling-standards-non-prescription-drugs.html

    Known adverse reactions

    Condition of application: Amlapitta, Antioxidant, Digestive tonic, Rasayana or Eye tonic.

    When using this product you may experience a laxative effect.

    Health Canada monograph dated 28 March 2025

  • Cinnamomum verum J. Presl
    Read the warning, when it applies and the studies cited

    Cinnamon - Cinnamomum Verum

    Route of administration: Oral

    Cautions and warnings

    Condition of application: All products.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are breastfeeding.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have diabetes (Brinker 2010; Blumenthal et al. 2000; WHO 1999).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (4)
    • Blumenthal M, Goldberg A, Brinckmann J. Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs. Boston (MA): American Botanical Council. 2000.
    • Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions, 4th edition. Sandy (OR): Eclectic Medical Publications; 2010.
    • WHO 1999: World Health Organization. WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants, Volume 1. Geneva (CH): World Health Organization; 1999.
    • OMS 1999: Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS). Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants : Volume 1. Geneva (CHE) : Organisation mondiale de la santé.

    Condition of application: All products except antioxidants.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.

    Contraindications

    Do not use if you are pregnant (Brinker 2010; BHC 2006; Blumenthal 2000).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (3)
    • Blumenthal M, Goldberg A, Brinckmann J. Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs. Boston (MA): American Botanical Council. 2000.
    • BHC 2006: Bradley PR, editor. British Herbal Compendium Volume 2: A Handbook of Scientific Information on Widely Used Plant Drugs—Companion to the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Bournemouth (GB): British Herbal Medicine Association; 2006.
    • Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions, 4th edition. Sandy (OR): Eclectic Medical Publications; 2010.

    Health Canada monograph dated 26 July 2024

  • caféine
    Read the warning, when it applies and the studies cited

    CAFFEINE

    Route of administration: Oral (Higdon and Frei 2006)

    Cautions and warnings

    Applies to products providing 100 mg to 400 mg caffeine, per day1.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have high blood pressure or glaucoma (Cornelis and El-Sohemy 2007, Chandrasekaran et al. 2005, Noordzij et al. 2005, Avisar et al. 2002, Arya et al. 2000, Jee et al. 1999, Creighton and Stanton 1990).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (7)
    • Arya LA, Myers DL, Jackson ND. Dietary caffeine intake and the risk for detrusor instability: a case-control study. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000;96(1):85-89. PubMed
    • Avisar R, Avisar E, Weinberger D. Effect of coffee consumption on intraocular pressure. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2002;36(6):992-995. PubMed Randomised trial
    • Chandrasekaran S, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Effects of caffeine on intraocular pressure: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Journal of Glaucoma 2005;14(6):504-507. PubMed
    • Cornelis MC, El-Sohemy A. Coffee, caffeine, and coronary heart disease. Current Opinion in Lipidology 2007;18(1):13-19. PubMed Review article
    • Creighton SM, Stanton SL. Caffeine: does it affect your bladder? British Journal of Urology 1990;66(6):613-614. PubMed Clinical trial
    • Jee SH, He J, Whelton PK, Suh II, Klag MJ. The effect of chronic coffee drinking on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials. Hypertension 1999;33(2):647-652. PubMed Meta-analysis
    • Noordzij M, Uiterwaal CS, Arends LR, Kok FJ, Grobbee DE, Geleijnse JM. Blood pressure response to chronic intake of coffee and caffeine: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Hypertension 2005;23(5):921-928. PubMed Meta-analysis

    1Note: This statement is also required at subtherapeutic quantities for products providing 40 mg or more caffeine per day from all sources for Class II and III applications.

    Applies to products providing more than 300 mg caffeine, per day.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or attempting to conceive (Nawrot et al. 2003).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (1)
    • Nawrot P, Jordan S, Eastwood J, Rotstein J, Hugenholtz A, Feeley M. Effects of caffeine on human health. Food Additives and Contaminants 2003;20(1):1-30. PubMed Review article

    Applies to products providing 400 mg or more caffeine, per day.

    When using this product avoid taking other health products, foods or beverages that contain caffeine and/or increase blood pressure (FDA 2023; Bui et al. 2006; Bouchard et al. 2005; Haller et al. 2005; NIH 2004; Berardi et al. 2002; Vahedi et al. 2000; Zimmerman 1992).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (8)
    • Berardi RR, DeSimone EM, Newton GD, Oszko MA, Popovich NG, Rollins CJ, Shimp LA, Tietze KJ, editors. Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care, 13th edition. Washington (DC): American Pharmaceutical Association; 2002.
    • Bouchard NC, Howland MA, Greller HA, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS. Ischemic stroke associated with use of an ephedra-free dietary supplement containing synephrine. Mayo Clinic Proceeding 2005;80(4):541-545. PubMed Case report
    • Bui LT, Nguyen DT, Ambrose PJ. Blood pressure and heart rate effects following a single dose of bitter orange. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2006;40(1):53-57. PubMed Randomised trial
    • FDA 2023: Food and Drug Administration. Title 21 Chapter 1 Part 340. Stimulant drug products for over-the-counter human use. Washington (DC): U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; 2023. [Accessed 2023 Aug 28]. Available from: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=340&showFR=1
    • Haller CA, Benowitz NL, Jacob P. Hemodynamic effects of ephedra-free weight-loss supplements in humans. The American Journal of Medicine 2005;118(9):998-1003. PubMed Randomised trial
    • NIH 2004: National Institutes of Health. Office of Dietary Supplements. Fact sheets. Ephedra and ephedrine alkaloids for weight loss and athletic performance; 2004. [Accessed 2023 August 28]. Available from: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/ephedraandephedrine-HealthProfessional/.
    • Vahedi K, Domingo V, Amarenco P, Bousser MG. Ischaemic stroke in a sportsman who consumed MaHuang extract and creatine monohydrate for body building. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2000;68(1):112-113. PubMed Case report
    • Zimmerman DR. Zimmerman's Complete Guide to Nonprescription Drugs, 2nd edition. Detroit (MI): Gale Research Inc.; 1992.

    Contraindications

    Applies to products providing more than 400 mg caffeine per day.

    Do not use if you have high blood pressure or glaucoma (Cornelis and El-Sohemy 2007, Chandrasekaran et al. 2005, Noordzij et al. 2005, Avisar et al. 2002, Arya et al. 2000, Jee et al. 1999, Creighton and Stanton 1990).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (7)
    • Arya LA, Myers DL, Jackson ND. Dietary caffeine intake and the risk for detrusor instability: a case-control study. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000;96(1):85-89. PubMed
    • Avisar R, Avisar E, Weinberger D. Effect of coffee consumption on intraocular pressure. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2002;36(6):992-995. PubMed Randomised trial
    • Chandrasekaran S, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Effects of caffeine on intraocular pressure: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Journal of Glaucoma 2005;14(6):504-507. PubMed
    • Cornelis MC, El-Sohemy A. Coffee, caffeine, and coronary heart disease. Current Opinion in Lipidology 2007;18(1):13-19. PubMed Review article
    • Creighton SM, Stanton SL. Caffeine: does it affect your bladder? British Journal of Urology 1990;66(6):613-614. PubMed Clinical trial
    • Jee SH, He J, Whelton PK, Suh II, Klag MJ. The effect of chronic coffee drinking on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials. Hypertension 1999;33(2):647-652. PubMed Meta-analysis
    • Noordzij M, Uiterwaal CS, Arends LR, Kok FJ, Grobbee DE, Geleijnse JM. Blood pressure response to chronic intake of coffee and caffeine: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Hypertension 2005;23(5):921-928. PubMed Meta-analysis

    Known adverse reactions

    Condition of application: All products.

    Stop use and ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if hypersensitivity/allergy occurs (Infante et al. 2003; Hinrichs et al. 2002).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (2)
    • Hinrichs R, Hunzelmann N, Ritzkowsky A, Zollner TM, Krieg T, Scharffetter-Kochanek K. Caffeine hypersensitivity. Allergy 2002;57(9):859-860. PubMed Case report
    • Infante S, Baeza ML, Calvo M, De Barrio M, Rubio M, Herrero T. Anaphylaxis due to caffeine. Allergy 2003;58(7):681-682. PubMed Case report

    Applies to products providing 200 mg or more caffeine, per day.

    Stop use and ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms such as chest pain and irregular heartbeat occur (Higgins and Babu 2013).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (1)
    • Higgins JP, Babu KM, Caffeine reduces myocardial blood flow during exercise. The American Journal of Medicine 2013;126(8):730-e 1-8.

    Applies to products providing more than 400 mg caffeine, per day.

    Stop use and ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, tremor and/or headache occur (IOM 2001, Zhang 2001, Sawynok 1995).

    Sources cited by Health Canada (3)
    • IOM 2001: Institute of Medicine. Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Caffeine for the Sustainment of Mental Task Performance: Formulations for Military Operations. Washington (DC): National Academy Press; 2001 [Accessed 2023 Aug 28]. Available from: http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309082587.
    • Sawynok J. Pharmacological rationale for the clinical use of caffeine. Drugs 1995;49(1):37-50. PubMed Review article
    • Zhang WY. A benefit-risk assessment of caffeine as an analgesic adjuvant. Drug Safety 2001;24(15):1127-1142. PubMed Review article

    Condition of application: All products except those making a diuretic claim1.

    When using this product diuretic effect may occur.

    1Note: This statement is also required at subtherapeutic quantities for products providing 40 mg or more caffeine per day from all sources for Class II and III applications.

    Health Canada monograph dated 19 December 2025

They concern the ingredient, not this product or its dose. They do not replace medical advice.

Brand : AWT

Is something on this product wrong or out of date, whether you are a reader or the brand? Write to contact@compoatlas.com: every correction is published in the corrections log.