Chromium picolinate
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Vitamin Shoppe will use reasonable efforts to ensure suppliers exclusively use Nutrition 21's Chromax in Vitamin Shoppe brand private label chromium picolinate products, AMBI subsidiary says Dec. 6, announcing dismissal of patent infringement lawsuit. Agreement acknowledges Vitamin Shoppe has not knowingly or willfully been at fault. Companies also will develop co-promotional opportunities to support Vitamin Shoppe's retail, catalogue and Internet businesses. Nutrition 21 is continuing its investigation of private labelers; the firm has filed numerous suits alleging claims made for certain chromium picolinate products are protected under AMBI patents (1"The Tan Sheet" May 22, p. 12)