NBTY

FTC: NBTY Made Deceptive Health Claims

The FTC charged NBTY Inc. and two subsidiaries, NatureSmart LLC and Rexall Sundown Inc., with making deceptive claims about the amount of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) used in their line of Disney- and Marvel Heroes-licensed children’s multivitamin gummies and tablets. The ...More
December 13, 2010
Posted in News
CRN Foundation Elects Board Members

The CRN Foundation, the nonprofit affiliate of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), elected of its board officers, who will serve two-year terms effective through December 2012. ...More
November 10, 2010
Posted in Blog
Education Delivers ROI for Marketers

Delivering education about nutritional ingredients and their health effects ultimately delivers sales and industry growth, according to NBTY's Gerard McIntee. ...More
September 24, 2010
Posted in Videos
Leiner Announces Recall for Undeclared Soy

Leiner Health Products announced a national recall of several dietary supplements found to contain undeclared soy. ...More
August 18, 2010
Posted in News, Contract Manufacturing, Immune Health
What does the NBTY deal mean

The $3.8 billion private equity acquisition of NBTY is the largest private equity deal of 2010 (in any industry). So what does that mean for our industry? ...More
July 15, 2010
Posted in Blog
Carlyle Group to Buy NBTY for $3.8B

In what has become rare for private quity in the supplement arena as of late, the Carlyle Group is poised to snatch up NBTY for about $55 per share. ...More
July 15, 2010
Posted in News
Industry Leaders On Board With Virtual Event

The natural product industry's top brands are exhibiting and the top retailers are attending our Sept 14-15 virtual trade show. If you have not checked it out, you might want to see what is going on with this. ...More
June 30, 2010
Posted in Blog
NBTY’s 2Q Profits Take a Spill

NBTY Inc. (NTY.N) posted a quarterly profit that missed market expectations by a wide margin, hurt by increased spending on television advertising, sending the U.S. nutritional supplements maker's shares plunging 22 percent. ...More
April 28, 2010
Posted in News