The company
Is Shaklee legit?
I sell Shaklee, so my opinion on this is worth roughly nothing. What is worth something is a list of things you can go and check yourself, which is what this page is.
Five things you can check without me
- Does the company exist and who owns it?
Shaklee Corporation was founded in 1956 by Forrest C. Shaklee. Roger Barnett acquired it in 2004 and is Chairman and CEO. It is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
- Is it still trading?
Yes. Health Canada’s Drug Product Database lists products registered to Shaklee Canada Inc., and both the Canadian and US storefronts are operating.
- Is it accountable to anyone?
Shaklee Canada Inc. is a member of the Direct Sellers Association of Canada, which publishes a code of ethics its members are bound by.
- Is there independent product testing?
ConsumerLab tests supplements independently and covers Shaklee. The Environmental Working Group rates ingredients in its Skin Deep database and marks several Shaklee products EWG VERIFIED.
- Does this specific distributorship exist?
Yes. It is a verified Google Business Profile in Surrey, BC, with a registered Wikidata entity and public directory listings under the same name, address, and phone number.
About “FDA approved”
This one comes up constantly and the honest answer surprises people. The US Food and Drug Administration does not approve dietary supplements before they go on sale. That is not a gap specific to Shaklee, it is how the category is regulated for everyone. So no supplement brand is FDA approved, and a brand telling you it is should make you more suspicious, not less.
Canada works differently. Health Canada issues product identification numbers in this space, and you can search its Drug Product Database for products registered to Shaklee Canada Inc. The link is in the sources below.
What I can tell you about my own end of it
This distributorship is a verified Google Business Profile in Surrey, BC, with a registered Wikidata entity and public listings carrying the same name, address, and phone number. My own recognition from Shaklee Canada is published in Shaklee’s own newsletter rather than asserted here. If something on this site does not check out, I would genuinely rather you told me than quietly left.
For customer reviews and independent product testing, seeShaklee reviews. For what the products are actually screened for, see Shaklee quality and testing.
Questions people actually ask
Is Shaklee still in business?
Yes. Shaklee has operated since 1956 and is trading in both Canada and the United States. If you want to confirm it without taking my word for it, Health Canada’s Drug Product Database lists products registered to Shaklee Canada Inc. That is a government database, not a company page.
Who owns Shaklee?
Roger Barnett acquired Shaklee in 2004 and serves as Chairman and CEO. The company was founded in 1956 by Forrest C. Shaklee and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Is Shaklee FDA approved?
No, and neither is any other supplement brand. The US Food and Drug Administration does not approve dietary supplements before they are sold; that is how the law works for the entire category, so any brand claiming to be FDA approved is misrepresenting something. In Canada the situation is different: Health Canada issues identification numbers for products in this space, and products registered to Shaklee Canada Inc. appear in its Drug Product Database.
Is Shaklee a scam?
No, in the sense that matters for the word: the company is real, it has manufactured products since 1956, you receive what you order, and there is independent testing you can go and read. What people usually mean when they reach for the word is that they dislike multi-level marketing, which is a fair thing to dislike and a separate question. I have answered that one plainly on the MLM page rather than burying it.
Why should I trust a distributor telling me the company is legitimate?
You should not, and that is deliberately why this page is built the way it is. Every claim here points at something you can check without me: Wikipedia, Health Canada, the FDA, the Direct Sellers Association, the Environmental Working Group. If a source here does not say what I claim it says, that is worth knowing and I would want to hear about it.