Z+
Retirée du marché américain le 16 October 2023 (selon le DSLD)
Essential Beginnings, food supplement from the US market
Label withdrawn from the US market. Z+ (Essential Beginnings), a food supplement au code-barres 794504814231, is described by its US market label. If sold in France, it would be subject to 5 points of French or European regulation, detailed below. Doses of folates, niacine, vitamine A are not compared: their US units depend on the form. The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ.
Official label. Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Displayed label: Official label. Labels on the market are prioritised, followed by the most recent for the same status.
If this product were sold in France
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine B6: up to 25 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 2 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine D: up to 50 µg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 5 µg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Chrome: up to 100 µg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 25 µg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Fer: up to 18 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 14 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Sélénium: up to 200 µg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 50 µg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- À vérifier
Vitamine B6: up to 25 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (12 mg a day). Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.
Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).
A daily dose is calculated only if the label gives the maximum number of servings and a unit of mass (or international units for vitamin D). Quantities come from the label, not an analysis. In the United States, the label presents this product as a ‘dietary supplement’; in France, a product of this type may belong to another category (a sports powder, for example), and maximum food supplement doses do not apply to it.
Label composition
- Brand
- Essential Beginnings
- Barcode
- 794504814231
- Form
- Tablet
- One serving
- 4 tablets
- Servings
- up to 1 serving per day
- Other ingredients (in English, as written)
- powdered Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl MethylCellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Titanium Dioxide, Chlorophyll, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate
| Ingredient (as written, in English) | Category | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A | Vitamin | 4,000 UI |
| Vitamin B1 | Vitamin | 25 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | Vitamin | 25 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | Vitamin | 30 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | Vitamin | 25 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | Vitamin | 1,000 µg |
| Pantothenic Acid | Vitamin | 20 mg |
| Biotin | Vitamin | 300 µg |
| Vitamin C | Vitamin | 150 mg |
| Vitamin D3 | Vitamin | 2,000 UI |
| Folic Acid | Vitamin | 600 µg |
| Vitamin E | Vitamin | 100 UI |
| Vitamin K | Vitamin | 100 µg |
| Calcium | Mineral | 300 mg |
| Chromium | Mineral | 100 µg |
| Copper | Mineral | 2 mg |
| Iron | Mineral | 18 mg |
| Iodine | Mineral | 150 µg |
| Magnesium | Mineral | 200 mg |
| Manganese | Mineral | 2.6 mg |
| Molybdenum | Mineral | 50 µg |
| Selenium | Mineral | 200 µg |
| Zinc | Mineral | 15 mg |
This information reproduces the US label recorded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). 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:
- Vitamin D3
Read the warning, when it applies and the studies cited
VITAMIN D (>1,000 - 2,500 IU)
Route of administration: Oral
Cautions and warnings
Condition of application: All products except products containing zinc sourced from picolinate requiring a contraindication.
Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Condition of application: All products.
Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have kidney disorders (NIH 2024; BfR 2020).
2 studies cited in the text have no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).
Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are taking other supplements or products containing vitamin D or vitamin D analogues.
Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are taking any medications including antacids, anticonvulsants, digoxin, cholestyramine, colestipol, mineral oil, steroids, statins or thiazide diuretics (NNHPD 2021; BfR 2020).
2 studies cited in the text have no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).
Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use to determine if you would benefit from additional vitamin D as 15-20 mcg (600-800 IU) of vitamin D per day is an adequate quantity for most individuals.
Applies to products containing vitamin K2.
Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are taking blood thinners (NNHPD 2026).
1 study cited in the text has no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).
Applies to products providing 25-34 mg of zinc per day for adults 18 years or 31-50 mg of zinc per day for adults 19 years and older.
Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are unsure whether you are taking enough copper as zinc supplementation can cause a copper deficiency (NNHPD 2026).
1 study cited in the text has no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).
Contraindications
Condition of application: All products.
Do not use if you have hypercalcemia and/or hypercalciuria (NIH 2024; BfR 2020).
2 studies cited in the text have no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).
Applies to products containing zinc sourced from picolinate.
Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding (NNHPD 2026).
1 study cited in the text has no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).
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 the following early symptoms of hypercalcemia occur: weakness, fatigue, drowsiness, headache, lack of appetite, dry mouth, metallic taste, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, ringing in the ears, lack of coordination and muscle weakness or if you develop any other symptom (NIH 2024; BfR 2020).
2 studies cited in the text have no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).
Applies to products providing more than 350 mg of magnesium per day.
When using this product you may experience diarrhea (NNHPD 2026).
1 study cited in the text has no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).
They concern the ingredient, not this product or its dose. They do not replace medical advice.
List declared on (register: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels).
Brand : Essential Beginnings
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