# The Medicines (Exemption from Licences) (Foods and Cosmetics) Order 1971, Paragraph 2


Any vitamin preparation in relation to which there are written particulars or directions as to dosage specifying a recommended daily dosage for adults which involves a daily intake in excess of—
(i) the equivalent of 2,500 Units (within the meaning of the 1968 edition of the British Pharmacopoeia) of vitamin A activity, or
(ii) the equivalent of 250 Units (within the meaning of the 1968 edition of the British Pharmacopoeia) of antirachitic activity, or
(iii) 25 micrograms of folic acid, or
(iv) 5 micrograms of cyanocobalamin.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1971/1410/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-exemption-from-licences-foods-and-cosmetics-order-1971/schedule/paragraph-2
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