This e-mail was sent to myself and five other top juice manufactures, Genesis Today and Dynamic Health being two of them.
Scroll to the bottom to read the wonderful testimonial Sam sent me.
Dear Sirs,
My concern as a lay person and customer of dietary supplements and Juices, I find that every supplier makes claims of purity and so on. The Internet allows anyone to make what ever claims that they want to about what is in their product and/or the amounts. I would be ready to jump on the band wagon to help keep dietary supplements and juices available and only buy from suppliers that their product carry the USP label on it, at least we would have the assurances that a third party such as the USP Verification Program has tested the product to verify what the supplier says is in it. My question is to any supplier, why don’t we see the USP Label on your products?
I had wrote the “USP Verification Program” and ask why we don’t see their USP label on more products.
Below you will find their reply to us.
I would like to hear your reply as to why you don’t have the USP label on your product?
Thank You
Sam Carpenter
Dear Mr. Carpenter,
For all the hoopla you are making over this I thought I would do some research of my own. What I found was that there are only 5 companies participating in the verification program. Not one of them is a company I would carry in my 18 year old holistic medicine practice (Q-gel sounds good though). I personally wouldn’t take most of the supplements from these companies either.
Standard Process, Metagenics, Thorne, Nutra-West, Simply Natural, Source Naturals, etc. Not one of the companies, I have carried for eighteen years, is part of this program. Why is that? These are the primary supplement companies found in most doctors offices throughout this country. Are these doctors having the wool pulled over their eyes by the companies because they don’t submit to USP? I think not. Are the above companies trying to get away with something, No way! If you knew of either Jeffery Bland Ph.D. (Metagenics) or Dr. Royal Lee (Standard Process) you would understand where I am coming from and reverse your opinion about the supreme importance you are giving to USP.
There must be a reason why 99% of the companies out there don’t get involved in this program. My reason is that I don’t want a government like agency having free reign over my products, files, facility, formula recipes, my vendors names, etc.
I don’t know if you have an agenda or if you legitimately feel USP is the answer to the world’s health supplement problems. The only problem I know of is that the FDA, backed by “Big Pharma”, is trying to get rid of us so that they can drug every last American and make trillions doing it).
I am glad you sent out the question, I like to rant sometimes.
Sincerely,
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.
Companies Participating in the USP Verified Program for Dietary Supplements (my comments in blue)
The manufacturers listed below have chosen to participate in USP’s verification program for dietary supplements and submit selected products for verification. Brands submitted for verification are listed under the manufacturers’ names.
Inverness Medical Innovations
Selected store and private-label brand supplements (They Make Stress Tabs) and a few other generic, basic products.
Leiner Health Products
Your Life® brand supplements
Selected store and private-label brand supplements (They also make a few basic products sold in markets and Rite-Aid)
Pharmavite LLC
Nature Made® brand supplements
Nature’s Resource® brand herbal supplements
Selected store and private-label brand supplements (Nature Made Vitamins. Again generic, basic supplements)
Tishcon Corporation
Q-Gel® brand supplements Q-Gel®, the 100% HYDROSOLUBLE CoQ10. (Just this one product)
Schiff Nutrition
Schiff® brand supplements
Selected store and private-label brand supplements (A pretty thorough product line but still just your basic A, B, and C’s)
Dear Sirs,
I want to thank those of you that took the time to reply to my question and concern that is shown below.
My only agenda as a consumer and lay person is to be as sure as I can be that I’m buying the best quality
available. It is difficult if not impossible to check out most makers of supplements for quality etc when the only means is to go by what they say about their own product, and ask them questions and then use your gut feeling whether to try and/or use their product. I am a business man myself and I do not get offended if anyone wants to question our service and/or the quality of our product. If I have offended anyone by my question and concern, I apologize. I’ve been in business sense 1974 and If anyone goes to our web site www.%%%%.com they would see how easy it is to check us out and/or contact references, we are also members of the local Better Business Bureau.
Again Thank You to those who replied.
Sam Carpenter
Sam,
I was definitely not offended and I understand where you are coming from. We are also members of the BBB and have a great reputation in the supplement community.
If you would like more information, check out my blog at https://caoh.info/
Sincerely,
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.
Dr E,
You have always respectively responded to all questions and concerns I have had regarding your products. You use layman’s terms so a person knows exactly what you are saying and not finding it necessary to draw our own conclusions as what we ‘think’ you mean.
I find your labeling more precise, and includes the information people need to make wise choices as to which of your products to select. I have found this not to be true with other suppliers. I find it hard to research your competitors products/supplements.
I just wanted to thank you for listening and addressing all my concerns and comments. I have never felt intimidated to ask you what others have made me feel were not perceived as being important or relevant.
In my opinion your product is the best out there in addition to being a High
End Quality product.
Sincerely, a vary satisfied customer
Sam Carpenter
