{
  "id": 3700221,
  "title": "Move to slash amount of vitamin B6 considered safe by 72 per cent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/move-to-slash-amount-of-vitamin-b6-considered-safe-by-72-per-cent",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-27T08:04:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/move-to-reduce-amount-of-vitamin-b6-considered-safe-72-per-cent/107073298"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has proposed cutting the upper safe limit of daily vitamin B6 consumption by 72%, from 50mg to 14mg. This change is based on an extensive review of global evidence. The synthetic vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, is commonly added to numerous products sold in Australia, including supplements, fortified foods, and drinks. Dominic Noonan-O Keefe, who took vitamin supplements months ago, experienced severe symptoms like pain, numbness, and numbness throughout his body, which he attributes to consuming too much vitamin B6. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is expected to take regulatory action on products containing vitamin B6 once the NHMRC recommendation process is complete. The new limit would apply to all adults, including during pregnancy and breastfeeding, with lower limits for children. While the recommended daily intake for good health remains around 1.3mg, Professor Tim Green, who co-chaired the working group, stated that there's no good reason to be taking the higher dose unless suffering from severe malnutrition.",
  "summary": "Vitamin B6 is added to thousands of products, including supplements, food and drinks. Now there is a push to reduce how much is thought safe to consume.",
  "key_points": [
    "NHMRC proposes slashing daily vitamin B6 limit by 72% to 14mg",
    "Synthetic vitamin B6 added to many Australian products",
    "TGA to act on products post-NHMRC recommendation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}