(NewsNation) — New guidelines for melatonin were adopted by the Council for Responsible Nutrition in March, the same month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report showing tens of thousands of children went to the emergency department after accidentally ingesting it.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition, which is the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, announced the updated guidelines in a news release Monday.
According to the CDC report, melatonin was implicated in 11,000 emergency department visits among infants and young children from 2019-2022, many of which involved flavored products. Between 2012 to 2021 there was a 530% increase in poison center calls for pediatric melatonin exposures. From 2009-2020, there was a 420% increase in emergency room visits for kids who accidentally consumed melatonin.
In addition, an April 2023 study published in JAMA showed a majority of the 25 melatonin gummy products they tested were mislabeled. Although the study said this was the first report to quantify melatonin in over-the-counter products, a Canadian study also found similar issues. An analysis of 16 Canadian melatonin brands…
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