Centrum Vitamins

[sconway]

Hi everyone!

I was diagnosed with Celiac in August 2023, and after some recent bloodwork, I was diagnosed with scurvy, if you can believe it -- apparently I have not been absorbing my vitamin C.

 

I found some multivitamin supplements, but I want to confirm if they're safe for celiac. It is Centrum Women's with more calcium, vitamin D, and magnesium. It says gluten free on the box, but not "certified." I'm also in Canada, if that's relevant.

I asked the pharmacist and she didnt know, so I called the company and the woman I spoke to also sent the information by email. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if this sounds safe for celiac. This is what the email said about cross-contamination:

 

Regarding your question about the cross contamination please read below our rules:

Haleon products are manufactured in GMP compliant facilities with ingredients that are evaluated to ensure they consistently meet the intended quality standards prior to use in our products. Haleon follows procedures based on current Quality and Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP’s) standards that prevent and control cross-contamination. Also cleaning practices are in use to avoid contamination from  previous raw materials throughout the manufacturing and packaging process. Furthermore, the raw materials and products components are qualified and monitored through a Supplier Management System program and all materials and products have an identification number that ensures the identity and traceability of each material.

This is Applicable for all variant of Centrum.
 

So, what do you think? Thank you for your help!

[trents]

I think you should assume it is safe. It has been tested to meet the standards for gluten free. Unless you are in the super sensitive subset of celiacs you likely do not need to be concerned about the difference between "gluten free" and "certified gluten free". Are you also taking a dedicated "C" supplement to address that deficiency? I doubt there is enough C in a multivitamin product to make much difference if you have absorption or assimilation issues.