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Russian dietary supplement company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Evalar (Russian: Эвалар) is a Russian company producing dietary supplements. As of 2014, it held the largest share – 17% – of Russia's dietary supplements market.[1]
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History
The company was established in 1991 on the basis of Altai Research Institute of Chemical Technology.[2][3] The original institute was a Soviet defence industry establishment producing gas coolers for the military.[3] As the Soviet Union collapsed and the state enterprises were privatized, Larisa Prokopieva, who at the time headed one of the departments of the Institute, converted its facilities, originally to produce bubble gum, then cosmetics, and later, dietary supplements.[3]
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Criticism
Cardiologist Sergey Agarkov criticized the company[4] for the following:
- The lack of information on high-quality evidence regarding the effectiveness of its products;
- Advertising dietary supplements in a way that presents them as pharmaceutical drugs;
- The absence of data on the amounts of active substances in the products.
Some of the company’s products are released in two forms (as a pharmaceutical drug and as a dietary supplement), which can mislead consumers.[5]
In 2017, the British cosmetics manufacturer DR. ORGANIC LTD obtained a court ruling prohibiting Evalar JSC from using the brand name “Doctor Organic” in Russia.[6][7]
In March 2019, Roszdravnadzor and the media accused dietary supplement manufacturers of attempting to brand their products with names that closely resemble those of pharmaceutical drugs.[8][9][10]
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