Comments on: Vitamin Reviews

By: Jay - The Deal Reviewer

Jay - The Deal Reviewer — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:33:02 +0000

Well, Puritan’s product potency is checked by a third party. If you want to get specific info on the best manufacturers, then I would subscribe to Consumer Labs reports because they independently test many of the major vitamin brands. I use Puritan Puritan pride Cal/Mag/Vit D, one of their probiotics, and a time released multi-vitamin. I am very happy with them and the price is right.

By: Cyndy

Cyndy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:51:37 +0000

oh yeah, I am a former Pharmacy Technician that knows that most all vitamins and supplements at grocery stores and the such are either rancid or don’t work because they are tablets. People need to read more and become more informed. The government and others are not their to protect us!

By: Cyndy

Cyndy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:48:50 +0000

I am surprised to see you endorse Puritans Pride on here. I have used them when at my parents (my stepmother buys them) and I can defineately tell a difference from the vitamins and supplements I buy at my local health food store. They are nowhere near the quality of the products I buy there. The biggest things I noticed was the flaxseed oil capsules and the kelp tablets……..they did virtually nothing when I took them and all I take are vitamins and supplements to treat my Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, asthma, fibromyalga, raynauds syndrome…….I take no drugs to treat any of these problems. I would not spend my money on their junk!

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:55:20 +0000

NSI is not on the GMP list (I just checked). I’ve bought them before and was about to do so again but I’ve seen a few articles warning me away.

I thought they were too cheap…

By: Wake up!

Wake up! — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:01:28 +0000

Everyone needs to be more cautious when it comes to these publications and web sites. I can’t argue with the NSF list, but I bet you have to pay them to get on the list?

Just keep in mind that many of these products are made in China, and some portion of the resources that go into the final products are locally sourced. Anyone remember the lead found in candy made in Mexico? It was in the water they used to make the candy.

These companies make it difficult to find accurate and true information because it is simply in their best interest. Money is king in this game, and that isn’t likely to ever change for 99.9% of these companies.

The book “comparative guide to nutritional supplements” written by Lyle MacWilliam is slanted at a minimum, see here (near the bottom): http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2009/05/12/usanas-sneaky-disclosure/

Also consumerlabcom is also paid by the companies to withhold information, this is a conflick of interest to me! It can’t be unbiased if they accept compensation from the manufactures right?

By: Jay - The Deal Reviewer

Jay - The Deal Reviewer — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:44:45 +0000

That is good to know. I have found the information on the “Vitacost” website, but I’m still not sure why NSI did not respond to me or anyone else about the quality of their products when contacted directly. Third party certification is pretty darn important in my opinion and it should be listed on the NSI website so we can make informed decisions.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:18:55 +0000

NSI is most certainly GMP certified. It would be listed as:
Nutraceutical Life Sciences . It is on the GMP list.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:15:53 +0000

A warning to all who consider Comparative guides are the “end all”. Please see the folowing link http://content.melaleuca.com/wc/pdf/Comparativeguide.pdf

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:34:41 +0000

Thanks for this information, I have tries to get an answer from Vitacost as to the country of origin for the NSI products and never had an email returned. I do use them for other products as they are always cheaper. We use the natures way whole food vitamins are they are 20% lower than everywhere else.
Just stay away from NSI

By: The Net Analyst

The Net Analyst — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:13:17 +0000

I have looked into your question regarding Puritan’s Pride and according to a new video on their website they do submit their facilities to third-party auditing for GMP with STR instead of NSF. The web address for STR is http://www.strquality.com/en-us/Pages/default.aspx

You can view the Puritan’s Pride video for quality controls at http://www.puritan.com/house/puritan_tv.asp?aboutus

If you are interested in third-party testing for specific nutritional supplements, then I would recommend checking out http://www.consumerlab.com Membership is $30 per year and they independently test nutritional supplements from various manufacturers. I think that you will find some really great info on this site.