Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE:VSI) today announced that the company has entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with the Oregon Attorney General and an Assurance of Discontinuance (AOD) with the Vermont Attorney General regarding products that may contain BMPEA, a substance that does not meet the statutory definition of a dietary ingredient.

As part of both the AVC and AOD, Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. has agreed to the following:

On April 7, 2015, a study was published in Drug Testing and Analysis, which found that some acacia rigidula containing products may also contain BMPEA. On April 8, 2015, Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., of its own volition and prior to receiving notice from Oregon or Vermont, proactively removed from its stores and website all acacia rigidula containing products, due to the concern that some of them may contain BMPEA. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. entered into both an AVC with the Oregon Attorney General and an AOD with the Vermont Attorney General on May 6, 2015.

The health and safety of Vitamin Shoppe customers is the company's number one priority, and the company removed these products out of an abundance of caution. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. continues to encourage the FDA to use its authority to remove any dietary supplements from the market which it deems unsafe.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements."  Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and actual results of operations may differ materially from historical results or current expectations. Any such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the strength of the economy, changes in the overall level of consumer spending, the performance of the Company's products within the prevailing retail environment, trade restrictions, availability of suitable store locations at appropriate terms, the availability of raw materials, compliance with regulations, certifications and best practices with respect to the development, manufacture, sales and marketing of the company's products and other factors which are further described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2014 and in all filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K.  The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required to do so by law.  

SOURCE The Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.

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