date:May 15, 2012
tinamide (also known as niacinamide) are both part of the vitamin B complex but in Europe are both covered by the descriptor niacin.
In the US however, Berry Ottoway said that,if a label says niacin it usually means nicotinic acid.
For Europe, there remains a lack of differentiation between the two ingredients, creating consumer confusion as,there is no easy way for European consumers to know the difference.
There has even been confusion at a manufacturing level, he said, leading to recalls