USANA HEALTH SCIENCES 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.
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. manufactures and sells nutritional supplements, skincare, and personal care products. The company's product development and safety testing historically relied on animal testing, a practice common in the pharmaceutical and supplement industries. A 2017 California Proposition 65 warning for a USANA product stated, "No adequate animal studies exist of the possible teratogenic effects..."
While specific details on the scale and recency of USANA's animal testing are not publicly documented in the provided evidence, the company's inclusion in this category reflects the sector-wide reliance on animal models for ingredient safety and efficacy validation. The evidence suggests ongoing regulatory and legal scrutiny of the company's practices, including a referenced FOIA request concerning a private complaint and a trademark litigation case, though the exact nature of these proceedings is not detailed.
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