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Food (Health) Supplement Retailers
NAICS 456191 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements.
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For Food (Health) Supplement Retailers, the saved research highlights products liability, completed operations / reseller products liability, premises liability. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- Does the business carry any private-label, proprietary, or co-branded supplement products, or is the inventory exclusively nationally branded third-party products?
- What product categories make up the majority of sales — vitamins and minerals, herbal supplements, sports nutrition, weight loss, or body enhancement products?
- Is there any e-commerce or online sales component, and if so, what percentage of revenue comes from online versus in-store?
- Has the business had any products liability claims or customer complaints related to adverse reactions in the last five years?
- Do employees provide formal or informal product guidance or consultive recommendations to customers?
- Does the business have any awareness of products it carries that have been subject to FDA warning letters or regulatory scrutiny?
- Are any supplements mixed, blended, or repackaged on-site, even informally?
- What are the retailer's sourcing and quality control practices — do suppliers provide certificates of analysis or third-party testing documentation?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Retailing prescription and nonprescription drugs and medicines: 456110 — Pharmacies and Drug Retailers;
- Retailing naturally organic foods, such as fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and cereals and grains: 445 — Food and Beverage Retailers
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Health supplement retailers sell vitamins, minerals, protein powders, herbal products, sports nutrition products, and body enhancement supplements to retail consumers, either in a physical storefront, online, or both. Most operations stock branded third-party products, though some retailers carry private-label lines. Customer interaction often involves informal consultive guidance on product selection, which can create its own exposure.
Questions to investigate
- Does the business carry any private-label, proprietary, or co-branded supplement products, or is the inventory exclusively nationally branded third-party products?
- What product categories make up the majority of sales — vitamins and minerals, herbal supplements, sports nutrition, weight loss, or body enhancement products?
- Is there any e-commerce or online sales component, and if so, what percentage of revenue comes from online versus in-store?
- Has the business had any products liability claims or customer complaints related to adverse reactions in the last five years?
This insurance research was generated in April 2026. It has not received a complete human review. The October 12, 2026 audit checked codes and titles only, not descriptions or coverage assertions.