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FTC Complaint Against Quincy Bioscience Dismissed
On September 29, Judge Louis Stanton of the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York dismissed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) complaint against Wisconsin-based Quincy Bioscience, the makers of Prevagen. In January, the FTC and the NYAG charged the marketers of the dietary supplement Prevagen with making […]
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 […]
NeoCell and Walgreens Partner for Vitamin Angels
NeoCell (Irvine, CA) and Walgreens (Deerfield, IL) have partnered to raise money for the non-profit Vitamin Angels (Santa Barbara, CA), whose mission is to provide children with life-saving and life-changing nutrition. Through the end of 2014, NeoCell will donate one percent of the retail value of all its products sold at Walgreens stores to Vitamin […]
Probium Probiotics Available Nationwide
Probium, LLC (Wausau, WI) is now available nationwide through Walgreens.com and Drugstore.com, according to the company. Reporting its mission and goal is to provide top quality probiotic supplements at an affordable price to enhance the quality of life for everyone, Probium states that all the adult digestive probiotics offered are maltodextrin and magnesium stearate free, […]
Bellwether Study Shows Sales Are Up, but Growth is Down in Vitamin & Supplement Industry
After four consecutive years of high, single-digit annual sales growth, the $11.4 billion vitamin and supplement industry is throttling back, only growing by four-percent last year, according to TABS Group (Shelton, CT). The firm has been tracking industry trends for the past seven years through its annual study. The TABS Group Annual Vitamin Study was […]
Walgreens and Vitamin Angels Promote Wellness for At-Risk Children
Promising to donate 1 percent of participating brand retail sales through 2017, Walgreens wants to do its part to support the efforts of Vitamin Angels. Having already raised $5.5 million to provide needed nutrients to more than 20 million children, Walgreens hopes to help children in almost 50 countries around the world, with both the United States […]
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