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NOW Presses Amazon to Act Against Deceptive Dietary Supplement Sellers
NOW continues to press Amazon to act against sellers of dietary supplements seeking to trick consumers into thinking their products are quality, the company stated. In the latest tactic, NOW said it spotted a brand posting certificates of analysis from a third-party testing lab on their website confirming fill weight. Not identity, potency or purity–just ...
NOW Continues Testing of Dietary Supplement Brands Sold on Amazon
NOW continued its award-winning industry self-policing program of testing unfamiliar brands found on Amazon, and the cheating continues, the company stated. The program, begun in 2017, tests high value products sold by unheard of brands on Amazon at both internal and external labs, and evaluates the results compared to label claims. NOW reexamined eight brands ...
NOW Tests on Curcumin/Turmeric Extract Sold by Amazon
Continuing the work to disclose alarming quality failings and misleading, inaccurate labels among unfamiliar brands of products purchased on Amazon, NOW has turned their attention to the curcumin/turmeric category, finding similarly poor results, the company stated. Having previously tested multiple categories of suspect supplements purchased on Amazon that revealed low potency and poor quality control, ...
NOW Phases Out Use of Magnesium Stearate and Gelatin Capsules
NOW (Bloomingdale, IL), the largest independent and family-owned manufacturer of natural products in the U.S. health food store channel, said in its goal to continually making product improvements, will transition away from animal-source gelatin to Veg Capsules for almost all of their capsule products. The company is also phasing out most use of the common ...
NOW Raises Concerns About Phosphatidyl Serine Supplements Purchased on Amazon.com
Following NOW’s (Bloomingdale, IL) report earlier this year of CoQ10, acetyl-l-carnitine and SAMe supplements with alarming quality and labeling problems sold on Amazon, NOW has identified similar serious failings in the phosphatidyl serine (PS) category, the company stated. NOW purchased and tested a group of PS products on Amazon, choosing this particular supplement for several ...
NOW Health Group to Take Over Naming Rights to Sears Centre Arena
Illinois-based NOW Health Group, Inc., a family-owned natural products manufacturer, will take over naming rights to the Sears Centre Arena, an 11,000-seat multipurpose family entertainment, cultural and sports arena located in Hoffman Estates, IL. The agreement goes into effect Sept. 1, 2020 as part of a 15-year agreement unanimously approved by the Village of Hoffman ...
NOW Celebrates 50 Years as Family Owned, Independent Natural Products Company
In 2018, NOW (Illinois) will begin celebrating 50 years as a manufacturer dedicated to its mission of providing products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives. A whole year of anniversary events and programs are planned. NOW will have giveaways, special events to thank retailers and will provide special retailer in-store support materials. ...
NOW Foods Hosts First West Coast Retailer Conference
NOW Foods recently hosted its first West Coast Retailer Conference in Sparks, NV, including a tour of its newest manufacturing and distribution facility. The conference also included sessions focused on education, networking, and product training. Held at the Peppermill Hotel in Reno, the conference opened with Dan Richard, national sales manager, and Jim Emme, CEO, ...
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