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GNC Live Well Foundation Donates to Pittsburgh’s Midtown Towers Fire Victims
GNC (Pennsylvania)’s Live Well Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation dedicated to improving lives in our communities, announced a $5,000 donation to the American Red Cross of Southwestern Pennsylvania for the victims of the recent fire in downtown Pittsburgh’s Midtown Towers. The American Red Cross of Southwestern Pennsylvania serves nearly 1.5 million people in Allegheny, ...
Supplement Industry Joins to Develop Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative
The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced the launch of the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI). This retailer-driven initiative is the first of its kind for the supplement industry and will bring together the largest and oldest association dedicated solely to the natural products industry with some of the largest consumer outlets for dietary supplements ...
GNC To Close Its Doors and Reopen as One New GNC
Pittsburgh-based vitamin and supplements brand GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC) announced that all corporate stores will close on December 28 and reopen on December 29, when GNC will be providing customers a “dramatically improved” experience with the launch of One New GNC (#ONEnewGNC). The company will offer a single price both in store and on GNC.com, ...
GNC Honors Polyphenolics’ Shrikhande for Excellence in Innovation
General Nutrition Corporation (GNC), a global specialty health, wellness and performance retailer, recently honored Polyphenolics retired President Anil Shrikhande for his pioneering contributions to the nutrition industry. Shrikhande was presented with the Career Award for Excellence in Innovation by GNC Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Guru Ramanathan. During the presentation, Ramanathan described his admiration of Shrikhande’s ...
CBC Retracts Supplement Report
According to CBC News, a news division of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, some Marketplace reports about vitamins and supplements published in November contained incorrect information. This past fall, Marketplace commissioned lab testing for samples of fish oil, vitamin C and protein powder supplements to see if consumers are actually getting what they pay for. Based on those test results, Marketplace reported that Emergen-C ...
Industry Responds to Oregon AG Lawsuit Against GNC
The natural products industry is responding to a lawsuit filed by Oregon Attorney General (AG) Ellen Rosenblum alleging that supplement retailer GNC (Pittsburgh, PA) violated the state’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit accuses GNC of selling workout supplements containing picamilon, a prescription drug used to treat neurological conditions. Acting Deputy Director of the Dietary ...
GNC Partners With Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Pennsylvania-based GNC Holdings recently partnered with the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, to be held June 11-14 in Manchester, TN. As part of the partnership, GNC will execute a multi-faceted strategy that consists of on-site experiences, outbound media and GNC support, before, during and after the festival. At the festival, GNC will occupy a 60-by-40-foot ...
GNC Reaches Agreement With NYAG on Supplement Testing
GNC announced that it has reached an agreement with the New York attorney general (NYAG) that affirms the company’s Herbal Plus products were in full compliance with the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) requirements and acknowledges GNC’s full cooperation with the attorney general’s inquiries. In its response to the NYAG’s ...
NY Attorney General Says Major Retailers Selling Fraudulent Supplements, NPA, CRN Respond
The New York State attorney general’s office on Feb. 2 accused four major retailers—GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart—of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from store shelves, according to a NY Times article. According to the article, authorities said they had conducted tests on top-selling store brands of ...
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