NBTY by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
NBTY makes, wholesales, and retails vitamins, minerals,
herbs, sports drinks, and other goods. Brands Nature's Bounty, Sundown, American
Health, and Good 'N Natural. NBTY sells its goods through pharmacies,
wholesalers, supermarkets, and health food stores. It has some 540 Vitamin World
and Nutrition Warehouse stores in the US, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin
Islands. NBTY acquired Wyeth division Solgar Vitamin and Herb.
NBTY is a vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer
and distributor of a broad line of nutritional supplements in the United States
and throughout the world. Under a number of NBTY and third party brands, the
Company offers over 22,000 products, including products marketed by the
Company's Nature's Bounty, Vitamin World, Puritan's Pride, Holland & Barrett,
Rexall, Sundown, MET-Rx, WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition, American Health, GNC (UK),
DeTuinen, LeNaturiste, SISU and Solgar brands.
Limu Juice
November 2003 - NBTY, Inc., of Bohemia, N.Y., has completed its voluntary
destruction of approximately 90,000 units of Royal Tongan Limu, a dietary
supplement promoted to treat various diseases like cancer, arthritis, and
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Royal Tongan Limu was distributed by Dynamic
Essentials, a subsidiary of NBTY located in Lake Mary, Fla. Dynamic Essentials
has ceased operation, and no longer promotes or sells the products on its
website.