Click here for research papers supported or co-written on Macular Carotenoids which are to be found at www.meso-zeaxanthin.org.

Safety studies were made on all-trans meso-zeaxanthin concentrate prepared from the marigold flower (Targetes erecta). Please click on the links below:

• Summary of the Gene-Logic report “Thirteen-week Oral (gavage) Toxicity of Mesozeaxanthin in Han Wistar Rats with a 4-Week Recovery
• Covance report “Salmonella-Escherichia coli/Mammalian-Microsome Reverse Mutation Assay with a Confirmatory Assay with Mesozeaxanthin”
• GRAS (Generally Regarded as Safe) status for mesozeaxanthin