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Exhibit 4.1

AMENDED PRIVATE
PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

THIS
AMENDED PRIVATE PLACEMENT AGREEMENT (Agreement) made effective as of this 30th
day of October, 2002by and between Intasys Corporation(Intasys), an Ontario,
Canada corporation having its principal office at 388 rue St. Jacques, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, H2Y 1S1, and Lines Overseas Management Limited(Lines), a Bermudan
corporation having its principal office at 27 Reid Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Intasys has requested Lines to act as special advisor to assist in securing purchasers and
closing the sale of up to of two million one hundred thousand, (2,100,000),
Units, at an issue price of U.S. $1.32 each, (the Issue Price).
Each Unit shall consist of one share of Intasys common stock, no par value per
share, (Common Stock), and an A Warrant expiring November 30, 2004
entitling the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of U.S. $1.40 per
share; and further, only upon exercise of the A Warrant on or before the expiry date, a
B Warrant will be issued expiring November 30, 2006 entitling the holder to
purchase one further share of Common Stock at a price of U.S. $1.50 per share,
(collectively referred to as a Unit). All Units will be issued under
Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Regulation
S); and

WHEREAS,
Intasys desires to retain Lines and to authorize Lines to act as placement agent of
Intasys in connection with the above-mentioned Regulation S Placement, (the
Placement), and Lines is willing to accept such engagement, upon the terms and
conditions provided for in this Agreement.

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth
and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Intasys and Lines subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
agree as follows:

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1.       
Engagement of Lines. Intasys hereby engages Lines, and Lines hereby accepts such
engagement, to locate and secure purchasers of Intasys Units in the
Placement, which purchasers shall in no respect be U.S. persons as defined in
Regulation S, and to facilitate the closing of the Placement subject to and in
accordance with all of the terms and provisions of Regulation S.

2.       
Authority of Lines. Lines shall and is hereby fully authorized to act as
placement agent of Intasys in connection with the Placement, and Lines covenants
and agrees that it will take no action in connection with the Placement that
would jeopardize or adversely affect the qualification under Regulation S of the
sale of the Units. Lines is and shall be solely responsible for payment of any
and all fees, expenses, and costs of Lines associated with the Placement. As
placement agent for the Placement, Lines shall obtain signatures of proposed
purchasers of Units on the form of Offshore Purchase Agreement attached as
Exhibit A to this Agreement and forward them to Intasys at its offices in
Montreal or, upon verbal authorization from Intasys Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, to accept such subscriptions on behalf of Intasys.

3.       
Closing. Lines will use its best efforts to complete its activities as placement
agent under this Agreement and to facilitate closing of the Placement on or
before December 15, 2002.

4.       
Finders Fee. Upon the successful completion and closing of the Placement
and Intasys receipt of an aggregate of at least two million one hundred
thousand United States Dollars (U.S. $2,100,000), Intasys will pay Lines a
finders fee equal to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the aggregate
proceeds of the Placement paid to Intasys, whether or not such proceeds were
paid to Intasys by Lines or by individual subscribers.. Such finders fee
shall be paid by the issuance to Lines and/or its designees (none of whom may be
a person in the United States or a U.S. Person as defined in Regulation S
promulgated under the United States Securities Act of 1933) of the appropriate
number of Units at the Issue Price.

5.  
     General
Provisions.

| | a. 
             Notices.
All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant
to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given
or made if hand delivered, mailed by certified or registered mail, or sent by
prepaid telegram to the applicable address(es) appearing in the preamble to
this Agreement, or to such other address as a party may have designated by like
notice forwarded to the other parties hereto. All notices, except notices of
change of address, shall be deemed given when mailed or hand delivered and
notices of change of address shall be deemed given when received.
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| | b.  
             Binding
Agreement; Non-Assignability. Each of the provisions and agreements contained
in this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto; but none of the rights or
obligations attaching to any party shall be assignable.
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| | c.              Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, and the other documents referenced herein,
constitute the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and no amendment, modification or alteration of the
terms hereof shall be binding unless the same be in writing, dated subsequent
to the date hereof and duly approved and executed by each of the parties
hereto.
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| | d. 
             Headings.
The headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience and identification
only, and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the
scope, extent or intent hereof.
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| | e. 
              Application
of an Ontario, Canada Law. This Agreement, and the application or
interpretation thereof, shall be governed exclusively by its terms and by the
laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Venue for all purposes shall be deemed
to lie within the Province of Ontario, Canada.
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| | f. 
              Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have executed this Agreement as effective as October 30, 2002.

INTASYS CORPORATION

By:  s/s Daniel Bertrand
        Daniel Bertrand

LINES OVERSEAS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

By:   s/s Brian Lines
         Brian Lines

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