Are your supplements safe?
Due to our hectic and demanding lifestyles, we tend to forget just how important it is to maintain a healthy and balanced diet. Stress, work, convenience and many other factors contributed to our poor choice of food and diet. Here, supplements offer the health benefits that would otherwise be lost due to poor diet.
In the United States alone, 65% of adult Americans (approximately 150 million) labeled themselves as supplement users, according to a 2009 survey conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C.
The importance of well-balanced diet through supplementation further dominated the minds of the consumers when the cost of healthcare continues to rise. Consumers become increasingly interested in taking control of their health. They want to feel empowered and to make decisions on their own.
Empowered, but at what cost?
But did you know that in the past four years, one in two inspections by the United States Food and Drugs Association (FDA) have turned up significant manufacturing practice violations for supplements? This startling statistic just so happens to be the highest rate of any FDA regulated industry for non-compliance.
In addition, in 2012, a total of 84 illegal products, such as energy and muscle gain products, were found to contain dangerous ingredients, including steroids, stimulants and hormones. All tested products were easily obtained from online and retail stores. In 2010, 35 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratories detected 4,818 findings of confirmed and suspected prohibited substances. And the most frightening aspect of this study is that such ingredients were not even listed on the product label.
The need for an Indicator of Quality & Compliance: NSF International
Hence, certification becomes a quintessential element when producing supplemental products. And one such organization dedicated itself to serve and protect human health—the NSF International.
NSF International is a Public Health and Safety Company. It is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to protecting and improving human health on a global scale. More importantly, the NSF International is the world leader in standards development, product certification, education, and risk-management for public health and safety.
In Synergy WorldWide, we partner with Nature’s Sunshine Products, and we invest a significant amount of money and resources in the quality guarantee of its products. And In 2010, Synergy WorldWide and Nature’s Sunshine Products received a NSF Good Manufacturing Certification from NSF International.
This is a crucial certification because it further demonstrates our commitment to quality. Nature’s Sunshine’s and Synergy WorldWide’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility also underwent extensive audits by NSF staff.
NSF personnel examined Nature’s Sunshine’s production equipment, policies and procedures, and manufacturing processes. To maintain this certification, Nature’s Sunshine will undergo a yearly NSF audit that will help ensure that we remain at the forefront of the nutritional supplement industry.
The importance of being NSF certified
Why the fuss over NSF certification? That’s because supplements manufactured in a NSF certified environment are safer supplements! This gives Synergy WorldWide a competitive advantage in the marketplace by:
- Increasing our credibility: Because NSF is recognized worldwide and in numerous industries;
- Increased consumer confidence: NSP is in full compliance with the new US FDA regulations and;
- FDA audit: We are prepared for any FDA audit at any time.
Find that peace of mind in nowhere but in Synergy WorldWide!
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