Thursday, December 20, 2007

Sunrider Supplements are Superior: Study Finds Banned Substances in Various U.S. Retailers

Many people ask why Sunrider® products are Simply the Best™. They may assume that Sunrider's products are just the same as supplements that can be purchased at a store in their local mall. In addition to our many unique Sunrider® products (which can be purchased directly from Sunrider Independent Business Owners), we offer a number of products that are superior to similar competing products found in regular retail stores.

A recent article in USA Today, entitled
Study: Steroids found in supplements, highlights the potential hidden hazards of supplements sold in the U.S. The article cites a study which found that "13 of the 52 supplements (25%) purchased at various U.S. retailers contained small amounts of steroids and six (11.5%) had banned stimulants." A study conducted by the International Olympic Committee showed that 18.8% of the 240 supplements purchased in the U.S. contained steroids. The studies cited in this article include some of the best-selling brands (randomly selected), and most came from mall-based stores.

The study cited two main reasons for the contamination. One reason is contaminated raw materials. With Sunrider products, you can rest assured that there are no artificial or added hormones, steroids, or stimulants in our products. We use the finest herbs and raw materials, checking and cleaning them by hand and machine. We reject whole batches of herbs that do not meet our high standards. Many of the suppliers of our raw materials have worked with Sunrider for a long time, and know the high-quality raw ingredients we demand.

The second reason for contamination is the failure of manufacturers to properly clean their equipment. Sunrider manufactures all of its products in our state-of-the-art facilities, and does not outsource the production to third parties. We monitor all steps of the production process, so you know we do not use tricks to cut corners or save time. Also, our manufacturing facilities are regularly cleaned (using our own
SuperClean™). Because our manufacturing process is kept to such high standards, many of our products are recognized as Kosher and Halal.

Because Sunrider products do not contain any added or artificial steroids, hormones, or stimulants, you know that our products contain only the fine ingredients listed on the labels. A number of Sunrider® products are certified by the
Banned Substances Control Group, and are used by the Israeli Olympic team as they train for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The Sunrider website has more information about Sunrider’s Anti-Doping Certification.

Owen Smigelski
Senior Counsel
Sunrider International

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome great news to send to potentential customers and especially to my downline.
Vicki Blais - I love Sunrider!!!!

Anonymous said...

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Diana Walker, Sunrider Group Business Leader

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