Hardening
Retirée du marché américain le 27 September 2023 (selon le DSLD)
EPIQ, food supplement from the US market
Label withdrawn from the US market. Hardening (EPIQ), a food supplement without a usable barcode in DSLD, is described by its US market label, recorded on 25 March 2014. If sold in France, it would be subject to 1 point of French or European regulation, detailed below. The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ.
Official label, entered on 25 March 2014. 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
Zinc: up to 30 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 15 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.
- À vérifier
Zinc: up to 30 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (25 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
- EPIQ
- Barcode
- Not provided or invalid in DSLD
- One serving
- 1 caplet
- Servings
- up to 1 serving per day
- Other ingredients (in English, as written)
- Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Coating, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Acesulfame-Potassium
| Ingredient (as written, in English) | Category | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium | Mineral | 35 mg |
| Zinc | Mineral | 30 mg |
| Hardening Matrix | Blend | 660 mg |
| Ashwagandha root extract (Withania somnifera) | Plant | 250 mg |
| Supplying withanolides | Other substance | not stated |
| Self-heal herb extract (Prunella vulgaris) | Plant | not stated |
| Supplying ursolic acid | Other substance | 100 mg |
| betulinic acid | Other substance | not stated |
| oleanolic acid | Other substance | not stated |
| Delphinidin | Other substance | not stated |
| Quercetin | Other substance | not stated |
| Lodhra bark extract (Symplocos racemosa) | Plant | not stated |
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.
Other versions of this label
The differences below describe each other version relative to the label shown on this page. They concern active ingredient rows and quantities per serving as written. Missing quantities are not estimated and different units are not converted. Dates refer to entry into DSLD, not necessarily to a formula change.
Official label: Hardening
Entered into DSLD on 26 February 2014. Retirée du marché américain le 27 September 2023 (selon le DSLD).Same active composition.
Official label: Hardening
Entered into DSLD on 25 February 2013. Retirée du marché américain le 16 January 2014 (selon le DSLD).- Active ingredient removed : Calcium (35 mg)
- Different unit, without conversion : Lodhra bark extract: quantity not stated in this version; quantity not stated on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Quercetin: quantity not stated in this version; quantity not stated on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Self-heal herb extract: quantity not stated in this version; quantity not stated on the displayed label
Official label: Hardening
Entered into DSLD on 25 February 2013. Retirée du marché américain le 16 January 2014 (selon le DSLD).- Active ingredient removed : Calcium (35 mg)
- Different unit, without conversion : Lodhra bark extract: quantity not stated in this version; quantity not stated on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Quercetin: quantity not stated in this version; quantity not stated on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Self-heal herb extract: quantity not stated in this version; quantity not stated on the displayed label
Source
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.
List declared on (register: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels).
List recorded in 2014. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Brand : EPIQ