Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Company
Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Controversy over religious tax exemption
Sanitarium's exemption from company income tax, linked to its ownership by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and stated charitable purposes, has been criticized as an advantage unavailable to ordinary commercial competitors. Sanitarium has defended the exemption by arguing that it operates for charitable purposes and that comparable exemptions are available to qualifying organisations.
2013
Challenge to Up & Go nutrient claims
Choice magazine questioned nutrient claims made by several liquid-breakfast manufacturers, including Sanitarium's fibre-related claims for Up & Go. Sanitarium responded that its product met the relevant minimum threshold for a high-fibre claim.