The National Food Agency lowers its limit from 300 milligrams per day to 200 milligrams per day for pregnant women. In a press release, the authority writes that coffee, tea, energy drinks, supplements and dark chocolate can contain caffeine and that the levels of the products, especially coffee can vary widely.
The previous limit of 300 milligrams was based on the fact that if a pregnancy exceeded the limit, the risk of miscarriage could increase. The Swedish Food Agency's previous advice was not to drink more than three cups of coffee or six cups of tea per day during pregnancy.
The authority writes in its press release that new research shows that the weight of the fetus can be affected already when consuming more than 200 milligrams of caffeine per day, and that is why the advice is now updated.