Pharmavite
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Dietary supplements |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Founders | Henry Burdick, Barry Pressman |
| Headquarters | Northridge, California, United States |
| Products | Nature Made, SOYVEY |
| Parent | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. |
| Website | Pharmavite.com |
Pharmavite, LLC is a dietary supplements company based in Northridge, California. The company is the maker of Nature Made, a line of vitamins and nutritional supplements, and SOYJOY, a snack bar made from soy and fruit.
History
Pharmavite was founded in 1971 by Oluwason Henry Burdick and Barry Pressman. The Nature Made vitamin brand was launched the following year.[1] The company was purchased in 1989 by Japanese pharmaceutical company Otsuka.[2]
On August 07, 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed in the State of California asserting that Pharmavite sells vitamin E dietary supplements products that do not provide the benefits stated on the label and in marketing claims. [3]
Product quality and regulation
Pharmavite's vitamins and supplements product line participates[4] in the United States Pharmacopeia's (USP) Dietary Supplements Verification Program, which verifies the "quality, purity and potency" of dietary supplements through facility audits and random off-the-shelf product testing.[5]
References
- ↑ Jim Wagner (November–December 2001). "2001 Manufacturer of the Year". Nutritional Outlook.
- ↑ "Company".
- ↑ "Corbett-v-Pharmavite-complaint.pdf" (PDF).
- ↑ "Participating companies (US Pharmacopeia)".
- ↑ "USP Verified Dietary Supplements". United States Pharmacopeia. Retrieved July 7, 2010.