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| Company type | Closed joint-stock company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dietary supplements |
| Predecessor | Altai Research Institute of Chemical Technology |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Larisa Prokopieva |
| Headquarters | , Russia |
| Revenue | 7,400,000,000 Russian ruble (2013)  |
| 1,800,000,000 (2013) | |
| Website | evalar |
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]
History
[edit]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]
Criticism
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Деньги на траве: кто зарабатывает миллиарды на биодобавках. Фото | Бизнес | Forbes.ru". www.forbes.ru. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "История предприятия". 2018-02-15. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ a b c "Прокопьева Лариса". rucompromat.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "Отзыв о компании кардиолога С.В.Агаркова".
- ^ Попов, Игорь (2014-12-24). "Деньги на траве: кто зарабатывает миллиарды на биодобавках". Forbes.
- ^ "«Афанасий» наносит ответный удар: «пивной» спор с «Хайнекеном» затягивается". Эксперт онлайн. 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Патентика защитила интересы английской компании «DR. ORGANIC LTD» в Суде по интеллектуальным правам, признавшем недействительным предоставление охраны товарному знаку «ДОКТОР ОРГАНИК» на имя ЗАО «ЭВАЛАР»". patentica. 2017-09-25.
- ^ "Граждане купились на добавку". Коммерсантъ. 2020-03-02.
- ^ "Росздравнадзор нашел причины популярности БАДов". Радио комсомольская правда.
- ^ "Россияне лечатся БАДами. Без консультации с врачом это опасно". 360.ru. 2020-03-02.