Vitamin & Dietary Supplements
CCCFF, CYAN, MATK, NAII, NATR,
NTOL, NUTR, PHLI, PURW, QGLY, RELV, RXSD, USNA, WNI, ZILA
CCCFF
- Chai-Na-Ta
Corporation
Chai-Na-Ta Corp., together with its
subsidiaries, is engaged in the growing, processing, and marketing of
North American ginseng. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
CYAN -
Cyanotech
Corporation
CYAN develops and commercializes natural
products from microalgae for nutritional supplement and immunological
diagnostics markets. CYAN also develops microalgae-based products for
the acquaculture feed/pigments, biopesticide and food coloring markets.
(Yahoo!, 11-98)
MATK -
Martek
Biosciences Corp.
MATK develops, manufactures and sells products
from microalgae, including nutritional supplements for infant formula
and other nutritional products, and products for use in basic
structural molecular research and structure based drug design. (Yahoo!,
11-98)
NAII -
Natural
Alternatives International
NAII formulates and produces vitamins and
nutrients and provides sports affiliations, assistance with foreign
registration of products, graphic design and other marketing related
services. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
NATR -
Nature's
Sunshine Products
NATR manufactures and markets nutritional and
personal care products, including encapsulated herb products, vitamins,
food supplements, grooming aids, and water treatment systems. (Yahoo!,
11-98)
NTOL -
Natrol,
Inc.
Natrol, Inc. manufactures and markets branded
dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, specialty
formulations, weight control products and hormones. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
NUTR -
Nutraceutical
International
Nutraceutical manufactures and markets
nutritional supplements under the Solaray, KAL, NaturalMax, VegLife,
Premier One, and Solar Green brand names exclusively to health food
stores in the United States and abroad. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
PHLI -
PacificHealth Laboratories
PacificHealth Laboratories develops and sells
products based upon natural ingredients that have demonstrable health
benefits and can be marketed without FDA approval. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
PURW -
Pure
World, Inc.
Pure World manufactures botanical products
through its subsidiary, Madis Botanicals, Inc. The Company's products
include flavor extracts, aloe, oleoresins and glycolic resins. (Yahoo!,
11-98)
QGLY -
Quigley
Corporation
QGLY is engaged in the development,
manufacturing, and marketing of homeopathic cold remedies. QGLY
proprietary products include Cold-Eeze and Cold-Eezer Plus. (Yahoo!,
11-98)
RELV -
Reliv
International
Reliv' International produces a line of food
products, including nutritional supplements, diet management products,
granola bars and sports drink mixes.. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
USNA -
USANA, Inc.
USANA, Inc. manufactures and distributes
nutritional and personal care products sold through a direct marketing
system worldwide. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
WNI - Weider Nutrition International
Weider Nutrition is a manufacturer of branded
and private label nutritional supplements, including a range of
capsules and tablets, powdered drink mixes, bottled beverages and
nutrition bars. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
ZILA -
Zila
Parent company with many subsidiaries: Zila
Pharmaceuticals, Zila Dental Supply, PracticeWorks, Zila BioTech,
Oxycal Laboratories, Zia Biomedical. Oxycal's subsidiary Inter-Cal
makes vitamin C supplements under the Ester-C brand name. Zila's
companies also make both over-the-counter and prescription products,
supplies for the practice of dentistry, and a test for oral cancer.
(MBJ, 12-99)
Companies Removed from
the list above
GNCI - General Nutrition Centers
[GNC was purchased by the Netherlands' Royal Numico in 1999 and is
no longer publicly traded. (And Royal Numico isn't traded on a U.S.
exchange.)] GNCI is a nationwide specialty retailer of vitamin,
mineral and sport nutrition supplements, and also provides personal
care, fitness and other health-related products. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
HHHH - Irwin Naturals / 4Health
[Symbol is no longer listed; couldn't find
any more information. 1-00] HHHH is a supplier and formulator of
vitamins and nutritional supplements which are produced from natural
ingredients and are formulated for the purpose of acheiving dietary and
nutritional goals. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
NFLI - Nutrition
for Life International
[Symbol no longer listed. 1-01]
NFLI develops products for health-conscious
consumers. Products include health foods, skin care products foods,
nutritional supplements, weight management items and other consumer
products. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
RXSD - Rexall Sundown, Inc.
[Symbol no longer listed. 1-01]
RXSD develops, manufactures, markets and sells
vitamins, nutritional supplements and consumer health products through
retailers, independent distributors and mail order. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
SPSU - Superior Supplements
[Noticed in 2-01 that they're no longer
traded.] SPSU manufactures, packages and markets dietary supplement
products including vitamins, minerals, herbs and specialty nutritional
supplements. (Yahoo!, 11-98)
TWLB - Twinlab Corporation
TWLB manufactures and markets brand name
nutritional supplements sold through domestic health food stores and
international distributors. (Yahoo!, 11-98) TwinLab
violated FDA law by failing to list gelatin as an ingredient on its
B-12 vitamins, leading vegetarians to believe that the product was
vegetarian when in fact it is not. (8-01)
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