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Titolo: herbalife i documenti della condanna 1986

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Herbalife Agrees to Pay $850,000 Penalty (1986)
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
In 1986, Herbalife International, Inc., and its president Mark Hughes,
agreed to pay $850,000 to settle charges by the California Attorney General
that the company made false medical claims and engaged in an illegal
pyramid-style marketing scheme. Herbalife has been selling its products
through a multilevel marketing program in which the amount of money received
by its distributors depended upon the amounts purchased by them and by those
whom they recruit as distributors. The Attorney General's suit, filed in
1985, cited the following questionable claims made for Herbalife products:
Slim and Trim Formulas comprise an effective weight loss program which can
produce a typical weight loss of 10-29 excess pounds a month.
Cell-U-Loss can attack "cellulite," eliminate inches, suppress appetite,
improve circulation, and help many other conditions.
Herbal-Aloe can aid digestion, "heal" and "cleanse the system."
N.R.G. can increase energy, increase mental alertness, and provide a
"nutritional lift." (The fact that caffeine is one of its active ingredients
was not disclosed.)
Lifeline aids the cardiovascular system.
Schizandra Plus can combat damage that leads to premature aging.
Tang Kuei is effective against hot flashes and can help the regularity of
the menstrual system and relieve menstrual disorders.
Flora-Fiber "scrubs and cleanses" the intestine with fiber and prevents
disease.
K-8 stops "induced depression" and "elevates your mood so you can handle
stress."
The suit also charged:
Early editions of the Herbalife Official Career Handbook made illegal claims
that various herbal ingredients were effective against more than 70 diseases
and conditions. Although most of these claims were deleted in subsequent
editions of the handbook, the company had not replaced the original pages
sent to distributors with the revised pages or asked these distributors to
destroy them.
Similar testimonial claims were made in company broadcasts over cable
television.
To attract new distributors, the TV programs and company magazine contained
stories of individuals who made large amounts of money by building large
networks of Herbalife distributors. These representations are misleading
because there is no reasonable basis to assert that most people who become
distributors will earn large sums.
Although the company offered a "full warranty" on all of its products,
customers who tried to invoke the warranty were often thwarted in their
efforts by the defendants.
The court order settling the case, dated October 14, 1986, forbids
representations without reasonable basis that:
Herbalife products contain herbs that can curb appetite, burn off calories,
or cleanse the system.
Product users can lose weight without reducing caloric intake.
Cell-U-Loss can eliminate "cellulite."
Other products or their ingredients are effective as specified in the
Attorney General's complaint.
The court ordered strict limits on testimonials and said that the caffeine
content of N.R.G. should be disclosed in the career book and on the
product's label. It also ordered Herbalife to change its marketing program
so that distributors can profit only from retail sales and are discouraged
from maintaining (and possibly becoming stuck with) large product
inventories in order to qualify for bonuses.
The $850,000 penalty-payable over a five-year period-was assessed to
reimburse the state for costs, attorneys' fees, expenses of investigation,
and other expenses. Mark Hughes was ordered to post a $400,000 security
deposit to cover possible default by the company.
On December 3, 1986, The Wall Street Journal reported that Herbalife had
merged with a Utah-based shell corporation and plans to raise $14 million
with a public stock offering. The company netted $7.6 million on sales of
$115.7 million during the first half of 1986 and $12.4 million on $462.9
million of sales in 1985.
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Non ti è mai venuta in mente la possibilità che proprio perchè c'è stata la 
condanna, ed in seguito non c'è più stato niente per 15 anni, poi le cose 
sono cambiate?
Allora secondo te io per il resto della mia vita non devo più prendere 
nessun prodotto della Bayer?
Ciaoooooooooooo
P.s. Tanquillo, non voglio polemizzare, se mi rispondi 2 volte si alle mie 2 
domande allora non ho più niente da dire. L'unica cosa che chiedo è 
chiarezza e coerenza.
P.p.s. non ti ho più detto niente ma ti tengo aggiornato: ho perso il 41 
chilo. Ora peso 83 chili per 1,79. Penso che l'ideale sarebbe 78 chili. Tu 
che ne dici? avrei perso 46 chili e mi sembrano ppiù ce sufficienti. Ciao 
ciao.
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 ciao.
Guarda sei uno dei pochi che ha capito come intervenire qui, non nego nessun
tuo risultato.
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 GIA'...PERCHE' NON HAI SCRITTO ANCHE CHE C'E' STATA UNA COMMISSIONE
D'INCHIESTA DEL SENATO DEGLI STATI UNITI CHE HA POI RILASCIATO UN DOCUMENTO
UFFICIALE CON DELLE SCUSE VERSO HERBALIFE, DICENDO CHE NON SOLO I PRODOTTI
HERBALIFE NON ERANO DANNOSI MA CHE ANZI, FACEVANO BENE.
Per il resto della popolazione del news, questo č cosi' vero che siamo, dopo
25 anni, ancora qui!!!
Stephen!!!


Penso di si.....se a te va bene!!!!
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 25 anni, ancora qui!!!
Mano al diserbante!
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 25 anni, ancora qui!!!
anche gli spacciatori di cocaina ci sono ancora, non vuol mica dire che
la cocaina faccia bene.
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