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Nu Skin Enterprises is an American multilevel marketing company which develops and sells personal care products and dietary supplements (under the Pharmanex brand).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Nu Skin Enterprises Company Description )〕 Nu Skin was founded in 1984 in Provo, Utah.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Utah Valley BusinessQ )〕 The company originated in the U.S. and began its first international operation in Canada in 1990. One year later, the company began operations in Asia with the opening of Hong Kong.〔http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/21/Nu-Skin-Enterprises-Inc.html〕 In 1996 the company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company markets its products in 53 international markets through a network of approximately 1.2 million independent distributors.〔 In the 1990s, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigated Nu Skin over complaints of its multilevel marketing practices. In 1992, Nu Skin reached settlements with 5 states which had accused the company of deceptive advertising and overstating the income earned by distributors. In 1994, following an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the company paid $1 million and signed a consent decree prohibiting it from making deceptive or unsubstantiated claims about its products. In 1997, the company paid an additional $1.5 million to the FTC to settle ongoing allegations of unsubstantiated promotional claims. In January 2014, the Chinese government announced that it was investigating Nu Skin following a ''People's Daily'' newspaper report calling it a "suspected illegal pyramid scheme." Nu Skin CEO M. Truman Hunt denied the allegations.〔 ==Brands and products== Under the Nu Skin and Pharmanex brands, the company develops and sells more than 200 personal care products marketed as helping people look and feel younger. In the late 1990s, Nu Skin invested in Big Planet, a multi-level marketing company selling Internet services. The ''New York Times'' noted that Big Planet appeared to recruit people "even if they have little knowledge of the technology that they are supposed to be selling." A representative of the company stated: "I believe people who have never touched a computer before can become hugely wealthy in this business."〔 In 1996, Nu Skin acquired Pharmanex, a dietary-supplement company.〔http://sis.windhover.com/buy/abstract.php?id=199810153〕 A portion of proceeds from some product lines is donated internally to the Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation. The company owns patent on a device developed by Pharmanex called a "BioPhotonic Scanner", which is designed to measure the carotenoid level in skin. According to ''Women's Health Letter'', the device is a "scam" since it is designed merely to help sell more supplements: Nu Skin's 2002 annual report stated: "As customers track their skin carotenoid content, we believe they will be motivated to consistently consume LifePak for longer periods of time". In 2009, Nu Skin began working with LifeGen Technologies, a genomics company based in Madison, Wisconsin, Nu Skin acquired LifeGen in December, 2011. LifeGen's genetic database aided in the development of Nu Skin's products, launching the ageLOC brand. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nu Skin Enterprises」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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