Other than injectable formulations, which are only available and administered under medical supervision, multivitamins are recognized by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (the United Nations' authority on food standards) as a category of food.
Izuzev injecionih formulacija, koje su jedino dostupne pod medicinskim nadzorom, multivitamine je priznala kao kategoriju hrane komisija Kodeks Alimentarijus (telo Ujedinjenih nacija za prehrambene standarde).