EFSA Cuts Selenium Upper Limit to 255 µg a Day

EFSA has lowered the tolerable upper intake level for selenium from 300 to 255 µg a day, and published a separate opinion on supplemental DHA. These are pre-legislative signals that usually precede EU maximum level rules by 12 to 24 months, and Germany’s BfR already sets stricter national selenium caps.
EU Vitamin and Mineral Dose Limits: Public Consultation Opens Q3 2026

The EU Commission opens a public consultation on harmonised vitamin and mineral maximum permitted levels in Q3 2026, with a draft regulation due Q1 2028. High-dose B vitamins, vitamin D and sports nutrition products face the most reformulation risk.