SALT LAKE CITY, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Anti-Doping
Agency (USADA) recently released a new supplements safety guide for
athletes as part of their "Supplement 411" initiative. NSF
International is currently the only independent third party testing
and certification organization to meet the requirements of the
government program, and USANA Health Sciences (NYSE: USNA) is among
the supplement manufacturers whose products have been tested and
approved for athlete use by NSF International.
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"More than 600 professional athletes take our product, many of
whom are competing in the London
Games this summer," says Dr. John
Cuomo, USANA's executive director of global research and
development. "These athletes, who have been taking our product for
years, rely on us to manufacture effective supplements that they
can safely use."
To ensure that the company's products are indeed safe and
effective, USANA manufactures its products following the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and
tests its products multiple times from the raw ingredient stage up
to the time it leaves the company's FDA-registered facility in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
USANA also voluntarily tests its supplements to make sure they
meet trusted United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards and
specifications for potency, uniformity, and
disintegration.
In line with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's recommendations,
USANA has its products regularly tested by third-party
organizations such as HFL, NSF International and ConsumerLab.com.
Each company uses comprehensive testing methods to verify that what
is on a product's label is, in fact, what is in the bottle.
"Supplements are important for athletes because you never know
what food will be available to you when you're traveling, and
you're traveling all the time," explains Matt Lowe, U.S. swimmer and London Games hopeful. "The important thing is
to only take supplements you know are safe. That's why I take USANA
- because they're tested by both HFL and NSF International."
"We put our money where our mouth is with our Athlete Guarantee
Program," explains Dr. Brian
Dixon, USANA's executive director of product &
technology innovation. "Any athlete who has signed up for the
guarantee and fails a banned substance test as a result of taking
USANA's product can be compensated up to a million dollars. We
are not aware of any other supplement company that offers this
kind of guarantee, and we have never had an issue. In fact, in 20
years of doing business, we have never had to issue a product
recall."
For more information about USANA's products and manufacturing,
please visit:
http://www.usana.com/dotCom/difference/manufacturing
About USANA: USANA Health Sciences (NYSE:
USNA) develops and manufactures high-quality nutritionals,
personal care, energy and weight management products that are sold
directly to Preferred Customers and Associates throughout the
United States, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, Hong Kong,
Japan, Taiwan, China, South
Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, the
Netherlands, France,
Belgium and the United Kingdom. Learn more at
the USANA website (www.usana.com), stay current with the
official USANA lifestyle blog (www.whatsupusana.com)
and USANA corporate blog (blog.usana.com), like us on
the USANA Facebook page
(www.facebook.com/usanahealthsciences), or
follow USANA on Twitter (@usanainc).
Media Contact: Ashley Collins
Executive Director of Marketing, PR, and Social Media
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
(801) 954-7280
media(at)us.usana(dot)com
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