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Menadione

Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Menadione is a nutrient vitamin — Synthetic vitamin K; dietary supplement

Also: Vitamin K3

What it does

Synthetic vitamin K; dietary supplement

Where you'll see it

Chicken/turkey/swine feed

What the research says

Can be irritating to mucous membranes, respiratory passages, and skin.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: Permitted as nutritional supplement in chicken/turkey/swine feed

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): can be irritating to mucous membranes, respiratory passages, and the skin