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In light of recent questions and concerns from the Associate field, USANA would like to reaffirm its commitment to direct selling as its channel of product distribution. USANA understands that Associates engaging in direct selling are successful and profitable when each Associate is given a fair opportunity to sell and promote the company’s product in approved establishments and using approved methods. Selling USANA product on any internet auction site, especially eBay, is not approved, and causes unfair competition. It is directly against USANA’s mission statement and purpose, and violators of this policy will be severely sanctioned, up to and including the termination of their Associate contract.

USANA’s Compliance Department also reaffirms its commitment to monitoring eBay and other auction sites to ensure total compliance. Recently, USANA’s Compliance Department discovered and successfully stopped the largest abuser of this policy – “dropstopfrank.” We will continue to monitor all other online sellers and will find all those who disregard USANA’s Policies & Procedures by offering USANA’s high-quality nutritional products via unapproved online retail/auction sites. As a reminder, it is also a violation to participate in any scheme to provide USANA products to a third party for sale on eBay or any other website.

If you have any information that may lead to the identification of any other online seller, please contact the Compliance Department.

Brent Neidig,

USANA Health Sciences
Compliance Officer & Trainer
 

USANA’s stock listings moving to NYSE

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USANA Health Sciences Inc. says it expects to move its stock listing from Nasdaq to the higher-profile New York Stock Exchange next month.

USANA, which has its headquarters in West Valley City, said this week it had completed the application process and was authorized to transfer the listing of its common stock to the NYSE. It expects its shares to begin trading there Jan. 3.

“We are pleased to list USANA on the NYSE, which is widely recognized as the world’s premier stock exchange,” USANA CEO Dave Wentz said in a statement. “This move represents an important partnership for USANA as we continue to increase our global brand presence.”

USANA develops and manufactures nutritional, personal care and weight management products that are sold to independent distributors and directly to customers.

*Source: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/50925488-79/usana-listing-nyse-stock.html.csp

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At USANA, Quality is King

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At USANA, Quality is King

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There’s that old adage, “No news is good news.” And if you’ve been paying attention to reports in the media about nutritional supplements, you may get the feeling that all news is bad news. There have been a lot of questions raised about the quality of the products produced by the supplement industry as a whole.

Don’t worry. Here’s some news that’s definitely good news: When it comes to the quality of USANA’s products, you have nothing to fear.

The science-based nutritional products you love remain the highest quality possible. And there’s no compromising on that, because quality is the focus of every step of the manufacturing process at USANA. It starts with the purest of ingredients and the perfectly balanced formulas that are combined in a state-of-the-art, in-house manufacturing facility to produce the highest-rated nutritional supplements in the world—just take a look at our Gold Medal of Achievement and Editor’s Choice rating in the NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements™ if you need proof.

USANA assures its quality by following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) used for the pharmaceutical industry. This strict adherence is necessary to produce the kind of products USANA is proud to put its name on, and you can trust with the health of your family. 

When your products are made to be the highest quality possible, you don’t need to make outlandish claims about what they can do. All the claims USANA makes about its products are based, like everything else we do, on solid science. 

Don’t let it get you down when questions about quality in the supplement industry come up. In reality, it’s the perfect opportunity to talk to your prospects about all the reasons why, at USANA, Nutritionals You Can Trust is more than just a slogan. Make sure to mention:

• The USANA Difference, which is evident in every step of the manufacturing process
• Comparative Guide ratings
• The Potency Guarantee that says what’s on the label is in the bottle
• ConsumerLab.com approval and NSF certification
• An unprecedented Athlete Guarantee, which means USANA is trusted by Olympic and professional athletes, alike

For more information about USANA’s dedication to producing the highest-quality products, read the High-Quality Manufacturing page on USANA.com, and download the new Quality flyer.

USANA & Linus Pauling Institute: A Valuable Partnership

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                                 USANA & Linus Pauling Institute: A Valuable  
                                                 Partnership

Brian Dixon

Editor's Note: USANA is proud to align itself with world-class doctors, athletes, and even research institutions, all of which understand the value of maintaining optimal health. One of USANA's long-standing partnerships is with Linus Pauling Institute (LPI) at Oregon State University.


The following post is courtesy of USANA Senior Scientist Brian Dixon, Ph.D., who graduated from Oregon State and conducted graduate work at LPI.


USANA has had a long-standing relationship with the Linus Pauling Institute, an organization that is committed to "micronutrient research for optimum health." It is something I’m very proud of both personally and professionally. I graduated from Oregon State University and conducted my graduate work in laboratory research under the mentorship of Dr. Tory Hagen.


Professor Hagen’s research focuses on the underlying biochemical changes that occur in our cells during the aging process. I stayed on to do a post-doc in clinical gerontology investigating whether the elderly absorb nutrients, specifically lipoic acid, differently than their younger counterparts. This study was funded by USANA and is how I met Dr. Mark Brown, Dr. John Cuomo, and Dr. Tim Wood. USANA recruited me away from the LPI in January 2009.

USANA's Adam Dern and LPI's Meltem Musa

The Linus Pauling Institute's mission is to:

• Determine the function and role of vitamins and essential minerals (micronutrients) and chemicals from plants (phytochemicals) in promoting optimum health and preventing or treating disease
• Determine the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in human health and disease, and the protective effects of dietary factors with antioxidant or anti-inflammatory properties
• Help people everywhere achieve a healthy and productive life, full of vitality, with minimal suffering, and free of cancer and other debilitating diseases

Clearly you can see why this partnership is a natural fit for USANA!


A Mutually Beneficial Relationship
It’s great to be able and pick up the phone and ask the various principal investigators questions regarding the latest nutritional research.


As a testament to the success of our partnership, USANA funding has supported graduate and undergraduate research, published nine scientific, peer-reviewed journal articles, and presented 13 scientific studies at leading national and international conferences on topics such as free radicals, antioxidants, detoxification, nutrition, cancer, inflammation, biology, aging, sports medicine, diet and optimum health.


A complete list of USANA-funded studies conducted at the Linus Pauling Institute can be found on USANA.com.


A recent study completed on a healthy lifestyle program in elementary school-aged children was just featured in the LPI Newsletter. The most surprising result for me was that in the relatively educated, affluent student population in Corvallis, Oregon, they found that most children did not get the recommended amounts of vitamins A and E, calcium, and magnesium from their diet, and many also did not get enough vitamin K, iron, and zinc. The complete details can be found on the LPI site.

Dr. John Cuomo

Finding Time to Play
However, it’s not all work and no play, as Dr. Cuomo and I learned after our recent visit to the Linus Pauling Institute.


After we finished meeting with various principal investigators discussing progress on our ongoing studies, as well as next year’s studies, we and some of the Linus Pauling Institute faculty and staff got a personal tour of the currently under construction Linus Pauling Science Center — a state-of-the-art research center that will be the Linus Pauling Institute’s new home this coming August.


The next day we had the opportunity to be the special guests of Dr. Balz Frei, the Director of the Institute, his lovely wife Simone Frei, LPI Program Coordinator, and Michele Erickson, LPI Director of Development, to take in the last football game of the year — “The Civil War” — between Oregon and Oregon State.

But don’t let all the “play” fool you. USANA is fully committed to supporting cutting-edge nutritional research and development whether in studies conducted by top scientists in our on-site laboratories, consulting regularly with our Scientific Advisory Council, or findings from the many research partnerships we have across the globe and especially the Linus Pauling Institute.


For More Information...
Be sure to check the Science section of USANA.com. It is constantly updated with the latest in nutritional research, including studies conducted at the Linus Pauling Institute.

Product Price Changes for 2011

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Product Price Changes for 2011

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Price changes are coming to some of our products in 2011. Some prices are increasing, some are decreasing, and some products are going away for good. Check out your favorite products below to see what price changes may be coming in the New Year, and read our tips on how to explain the reasoning behind these changes to your customers.

Nutrimeal™
Prices for Wild Strawberry, Dutch Chocolate, and French Vanilla Nutrimeal will each increase from $24.95 to $25.25. That’s only 30 cents per bag. Sales Volume Points (SVP) will remain at 20 points.

Chocolate Whey Nutrimeal™
The price of Chocolate Whey Nutrimeal will decrease from $33.50 to $27.50, with 22 SVP per bag.

Procosa^® II
Due to a steep demand and worldwide shortage of turmeric extract, Procosa II will increase from $23.99 to $27.50, 22 SVP.

Discontinued Products
In 2011, USANA will phase out production of SoyaMax™ and OptOmega^®. These products will only be available while supplies last, so order now.

How do I explain these price changes to my customers?
Reassure your customers that there are very good reasons for these changes. The price increases to Procosa II and our Nutrimeal products are due to a rise in the cost of ingredients. While some companies may settle for lesser quality ingredients, USANA is committed to using only the purest and most effective ingredients.

Dr. Wentz is a long-time believer in the benefits of fish and flax seed oils, however, high-quality flax seed is readily available in the market today. Although we will no longer be manufacturing OptOmega, BiOmega™ is still an excellent source of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids.

For those concerned about the loss of SoyaMax, French Vanilla Nutrimeal is an excellent source of soy protein, containing 15 grams per serving.