Talk:Nature's Sunshine Products

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Nature’s Sunshine Products, Incorporated (NASDAQ: NATR), also known as “NSP”, is a natural health and wellness company that manufactures and markets nutritional and personal care products through global direct sales force in more than 40 countries. Using a multi-level marketing channel, Nature’s Sunshine distributes encapsulated natural health supplements, including herbs, vitamins, minerals, and Chinese and Ayurvedic remedies as well as skin care products. The company’s headquarters are located in Lehi, Utah, with an award-winning (link: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nature's+Sunshine+Named+2002+%60%60Manufacturer+of+the+Year''+by...-a096190664) (link: http://www.naturesarsenal.com/articles/mfgoftheyear.aspx) manufacturing facility in Spanish Fork, Utah. (link: https://www.naturessunshine.com/us/general/contactus/)

History
Nature’s Sunshine was founded in 1972 by the Hughes Family, who started encapsulating capsicum in their home kitchen. The company utilizes a multi-level marketing business model. Each distributor markets products directly to potential customers, and can also recruit and train customers to become distributors. Distributors are paid from the retail markup on products they are able to sell personally, as well as a performance bonus based on the sales of distributors they have recruited. Citation: Xardel, Dominique (1993). The Direct Selling Revolution. Understanding the Growth of the Amway Corporation. Blackwell Publishing. pp. 1–4. ISBN 978-0-631-19229-9. The company broke ground on its first corporate headquarters in 1976. A $1.2 million dollar building, the 36,000 sq. ft. facility included offices, manufacturing areas, and R&D and Quality Control labs. Nature’s Sunshine began international expansion in 1976 by entering Canada. Today it operates in more than 40 countries. Company stock first appeared on the NASDAQ stock exchange in 1978.

• I would like to challenge the phrasing of the first sentence here. Capsicum is a genus of plants. Capsaicin is the chemical that distinguishes the genus. According to the company's website, they encapsulated cayenne pepper: https://www.naturessunshine.com/about/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Etleyden (talk • contribs) 23:13, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Manufacturing
Nature’s Sunshine manufactures most of its products through its own state-of-the-art facilities to maintain quality controls and ensure its products are of the highest quality, safety and efficacy on the market today. NSF International, a non-profit, non-governmental organization and world leader in standards development and product certification, presented Nature's Sunshine with the NSF Good Manufacturing Certification. (link: https://www.naturessunshine.com/us/company/c1/product-quality/) The Therapeutic Good Administration, the Australian equivalent of the US FDA, which is recognized as one of the strictest regulatory bodies in the nutritional supplement industry, has also inspected Nature’s Sunshine’s facilities and given the company its Certificate of GMP Compliance of a Manufacturer. (link: http://www.happynsp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82-TGA.pdf)

Recognition and Awards
1996 – Forbes ranked Nature’s Sunshine 56th on its list of the 200 Best Small Companies. 1997 – Forbes named Nature’s Sunshine to its 200 Best Small Companies Honor Roll. Honor Roll companies had been on the list of 200 Best Small Companies at least four times (at least three times in the previous five years) and had leaped higher hurdles for profitability and growth than its 200 Best peers. Nature’s Sunshine was one of only three companies to have been named to the list 10 times. (link: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/1997/1103/6010144a.html) 2002 – Nutritional Outlook, a leading information provider for the North American nutraceuticals industry, names Nature’s Sunshine Manufacturer of the Year (link: http://www.naturesarsenal.com/articles/mfgoftheyear.aspx link: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nature's+Sunshine+Named+2002+%60%60Manufacturer+of+the+Year''+by...-a096190664 2008 – 2016 – Interactive Health named Nature’s Sunshine one of America’s Healthiest Companies, the only company to receive this award every year since its inception. (link: https://www.businessforhome.org/2016/06/natures-sunshine-products-named-one-of-healthiest-companies-in-america/ link: http://interactivehealthinc.com/news/interactive-health-healthiest-companies-america-2015/) 2013 – Forbes names Nature’s Sunshine one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies (link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/03/18/americas-100-most-trustworthy-companies/#712cb5052dc2) 2016 – Direct Selling News ranks Nature’s Sunshine #51 in Global Top 100 (link: http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/2016_dsn_global_100_list#.WEhEbvkrK70) and #30 in the North America 50 (link: http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/2016_dsn_global_100_list#.WEhEbvkrK70)

Financial Governance Scrutiny
In 2013 Nature’s Sunshine was named to the Forbes’ list of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes in 2013, which highlights “those companies that persistently display the most accounting transparency; have the lowest incidence of high-risk events; and have appropriate board supervision.” link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/03/18/americas-100-most-trustworthy-companies/#712cb5052dc2 On July 31, 2009, Nature’s sunshine settled a 2006 SEC investigation without admitting wrongdoing. The investigation resulted in a years’ long auditing process and the hiring of a new Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, as well as the addition of five independent members to its Board of Directors. Link: http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/business/ci_12969392 link: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_f48deea5-8717-55ac-8c23-35b1daae8339.html

Business Segments
Nature’s Sunshine has four reportable business segments that are divided based on the characteristics of their distributor base, similarities in compensation plans, as well as the internal organization of NSP’s officers and their responsibilities (NSP Americas; NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe; Synergy Worldwide; and China and New Markets). Nature’s Sunshine China In July, 2014, Nature’s Sunshine announced plans to enter China via a joint venture with Shanghai-based Fosun Pharma. (link: http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/natures_sunshine_to_enter_china_through_fosun_pharma_partnership#.WEhJX_krK71) The joint venture is known as Nature’s Sunshine Hong Kong Limited. (link: https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/06/26/646916/10087258/en/Nature-s-Sunshine-Announces-Strategic-Alliance-With-Fosun-Pharma.html) Synergy Worldwide Nature’s Sunshine announced the acquisition of Synergy Worldwide November 2, 2000 (Link: http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/articles/2000/11/natures-sunshine-acquires-worldwide-financial-hol.aspx) in order to expand presence in the Asia marketplace. Founded in 1999, Synergy began operating as a subsidiary of Nature’s Sunshine as of October 31, 2000. (Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=23565761)

The Hughes Center for Research and Development
Utah Governor Gary Herbert was on hand to commemorate the grand opening of the Hughes Center for Research and Innovation February 28, 2015. (link: https://dsnblog.com/2015/03/03/natures-sunshine-posts-flat-earnings-launches-new-research-center/) Located in the company’s Lehi headquarters, the Hughes Center employs advanced technology to better understand how the body and nutritional supplements work to support better overall health. (link: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=33640392) The facility features three separate laboratories: A Chemist lab, a Tissue Culture lab and a Cellular and Molecular Biology lab, as well as clinical space and exam rooms for consultations and clinical trials. The Hughes Center employs multiple PhD researchers, medical doctors, scientists and a licensed clinical study monitor. (link: https://www.naturessunshine.com/us/company/c1/hughes-center-for-research-innovation/)

Charitable Causes
The company also supports health and wellness for children around the world through its partnership with the Sunshine Heroes Foundation. (link: https://www.spreadsunshine.org/ https://www.spreadsunshine.org/about/) Nature’s Sunshine provides financial and fundraising support for the Sunshine Heroes foundation to sponsor the creation of Sunshine Children’s Centers. These Centers provide educational resources and medical facilities to families and children in developing countries around the world. (link: https://www.spreadsunshine.org/projects/) NTin-Daddy (talk) 23:18, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Avoid Promotional Style
Regarding the material proposed for inclusion, it is way too promotional, lacking reliable third-party sources, full of puffery and fails the WP:NOV sniff test. Rhode Island Red (talk) 02:15, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Marking this edit request as declined. Altamel (talk) 04:57, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

I have made minor changes in formatting (but to nothing else) in what's above. -- Hoary (talk) 22:30, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

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Industry Update
Hello, I work for Nature's Sunshine and they would like to update the industry copy on this article. It is being pulled into Google's knowledge graph and is providing incorrect information into the SERPs. They are not a multi-level marketing company, despite what you may be able to Google. The company is a Natural Health and Wellness Company. They would like that to be changed on this article. Thank you. Kduncan22084 (talk) 22:54, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't mean to put too fine a point on it, but Wikipedia is not concerned with what third parties do with Wikipedia information(like Google "knowledge graphs") nor is it particularly interested in what a company would prefer to be referred to as. Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources choose to state about a topic. If the preponderance of such sources use the term "multi level marketing" to refer to this company, then Wikipedia does, too. As I said at the help desk, you will need to show either that the sources currently in the article are inaccurately summarized and do not say what is claimed in this article, or you will need to show that most sources use a term other than MLM to describe this company. The company is free to describe itself as it wishes on its own website and is even free to use its website and social media to discourage people from believing what they read in this article. 331dot (talk) 23:26, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
 * With Google I reached this page on their own website, titled "Marketing plan NSP in simple language" they say Nature’s Sunshine’s philosophy is to care for people’s health combined with the possibility of a stable business. You can start your own business today and without any investment! Unlike many companies, Nature’s Sunshine does not charge an entrance fee. NSP’s business is built on network marketing. Can you explain how they are not a multilevel marketing company? StarryGrandma (talk) 23:44, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Many reliable, independent sources describe this business as a multilevel marketing company, and accordingly, so too will Wikipedia. When writing an article about a company, we primarily summarize what reliable sources that are entirely independent  of the company say about it. Only limited, non-controversial information should come from the company, such as their founding date, the name of the CEO, their headquarters city, and the like. Cullen328 (talk) 23:53, 28 April 2023 (UTC)