SALT LAKE CITY, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --[ USANA Health Sciences, Inc. ] (NYSE: [ USNA ]), a global nutritional supplements company, today announced that its [ USANA® Procosa ] supplement, which promotes optimal joint health, has been tested and approved by [ ConsumerLab.com ], LLC, a company that independently tests health products to help consumers and healthcare professionals make safe purchasing decisions. ConsumerLab.com previously approved USANA's [ Probiotic ], [ CoQuinone® 10 ], [ Visionex® ], [ BiOmega™ ], [ Mega Antioxidant and Chelated Mineral ] supplements, among others.

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When testing supplements, ConsumerLab.com uses rigorous independent testing to determine the product's strength, purity, and disintegration—specifically for Procosa, ConsumerLab tested its glucosamine content, how it met stringent lead levels criteria and its ability to disintegrate or break apart.

"In 20 years of doing business, we've never had to issue a product recall," said Jim Brown, USANA's vice president of global operations. "Because we manufacture over 90% of our products in-house in our [ FDA-registered facility ], we can control the quality, safety and efficacy of our supplements. We also insist that our vendors follow our same strict quality control processes, so that by the time our product is shipped out, it has been tested numerous times."

"We welcome any third-party organization, such as ConsumerLab.com, to test and verify the claims we make on our products," says Dan Macuga, USANA's chief communications officer. "It gives us the opportunity to prove the claims we've been making for years on products that are now sold in 18 markets worldwide. All USANA employees are given free products monthly, so we are both the manufacturers and the end users of our own supplements. We are very committed to our products."

In addition to earning ConsumerLab.com's seals of approval, USANA's products, which are used by over 600 professional athletes, are also [ independently tested ] by NSF International and HFL. The company's [ Utah-based manufacturing facility ] follows Federal Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and voluntarily tests its supplements to make sure they meet United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards and specifications for potency, uniformity, and disintegration .

For more information about USANA's product and company, visit [ www.usana.com ].

About USANA: USANA Health Sciences (NYSE: USNA) develops and manufactures high-quality nutritionals, personal care, energy and weight management products that are sold directly to Preferred Customers and Associates throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. Learn more at the [ USANA ] website ([ www.usana.com ]), stay current with the official [ USANA ] lifestyle blog ([ www.whatsupusana.com ]) and [ USANA ] corporate blog ([ blog.usana.com ]), like us on the [ USANA ] Facebook page ([ www.facebook.com/usanahealthsciences ]), or follow [ USANA ] on Twitter ([ @usanainc ]).

About ConsumerLab.com: ConsumerLab.com is a leading provider of consumer information and independent evaluations of products that affect health and nutrition. The company is privately held and has no ownership from, or interest in, companies that manufacture, distribute or sell consumer products. For more information visit [ www.ConsumerLab.com ].

Media Contact: Ashley Collins
Executive Director of Marketing, PR, and Social Media
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
(801) 954-7280
[ media(at)us.usana(dot)com ]

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