A congressman and former Army special operator is seeking to bar GNC from operating on US military bases, saying the supplements and wellness products retailer is a potential national security risk.
GNC—which started as a small, family-owned health-food store in Pittsburgh in 1935—was bought by the Chinese state-owned Harbin Pharmaceutical Group after the supplements retailer filed for bankruptcy in 2020. The vastly expanded, now international, company has had a ubiquitous presence in the US.
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