Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc.
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This page is part of our public exclusion list — a transparency tool that shows which companies we screen out and why. It is not investment advice, and it is not an accusation. But it is subject to change as our understanding of the facts evolves.
Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. states on its product profile pages that its products are supported by “laboratory and animal studies.” The company’s inclusion on lists of firms that conduct animal testing, as cited by Cruelty Free Investors, indicates its products are subject to such testing for development or regulatory compliance. This places it within the dietary supplement and nutraceutical industry segment that routinely utilizes animal testing to substantiate product claims.
A Freedom of Information Act request from July 2025 specifically sought information regarding animal species used in nonclinical studies at a Nature's Sunshine facility in Spanish Fork, Utah. This direct regulatory inquiry points to active animal testing operations within the company’s own research and development or quality control processes. The evidence pattern indicates animal testing is an integrated component of the company’s product substantiation framework.
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