A chewable, sweet-flavoured food supplement for children. The format solves one problem and creates another, and the second is worth taking seriously.
The format problem
Children take chewable supplements willingly. That is the point, and it is also the risk: a supplement that tastes like a sweet is treated like a sweet.
Accidental overdose in young children is a recognised and entirely preventable problem with this format. The precautions:
- Store it out of reach and out of sight, as you would a medicine — not in a kitchen cupboard with the snacks
- A child-resistant container where available
- Never describe them as sweets to the child. The vocabulary matters
- Give the dose yourself. Do not leave the jar accessible
- Count what is left occasionally
If a child does take several, contact a doctor or poison information service rather than waiting to see what happens.
What a supplement is
A food product intended to add to the diet. Not a medicine. It does not treat, prevent or cure illness, and it is not tested or approved as one.
Talk to a paediatrician first
Children's nutritional requirements are narrow and vary by age and weight. Some vitamins accumulate in the body — fat-soluble ones especially — and children reach harmful levels at far lower doses than adults.
Many foods aimed at children are already fortified, so adding a supplement can push intake past safe limits without anyone intending it.
A doctor can tell you whether your child needs anything, and a blood test settles a suspected deficiency far better than guessing.
What it does not replace
A varied diet, and medical care. Frequent illness, poor growth or persistent fatigue are reasons to see a doctor.
If you use it
Follow the stated dosage exactly, check the age range on the packaging, and mention it at medical appointments.
Composition, dosage and age guidance are in the Faberlic catalogue and on the packaging.
Food supplement. Not a medicine.