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SIAMO UNA SOCIETÀ INTERNAZIONALE
Herbalife ha la sua sede principale a Los Angeles, in California ed opera
ormai in decine di Paesi; ma si prevede un'espansione ancora più ampia nel
mercato internazionale.
ABBIAMO PIÙ DI 750.000 DISTRIBUTORI IN TUTTO IL MONDO.
Si tratta di Distributori Indipendenti e di Incaricati alle vendite, non di
dipendenti Herbalife, pertanto essi godono della libertà tipica di chi
gestisce autonomamente il proprio tempo e la propria attività. I nostri
prodotti aiutano a restare in forma come mostrano i risultati ottenuti da
milioni di consumatori. Le nostre linee di prodotti nutrizionali e per il
controllo del peso sono composte da ingredienti a base di erbe ed altri
elementi naturali. La linea cosmetica è nata seguendo la stessa filosofia,
infatti, molti ingredienti provengono da estratti di piante. È sulla base di
questi prodotti naturali che l'interesse dei consumatori è sempre più
crescente.
IMPIEGHIAMO TECNOLOGIE DI COMUNICAZIONE ALL'AVANGUARDIA.
É per questo motivo che riusciamo a comunicare in maniera veloce e diretta
in tutto il mondo. Il risultato é la continua crescita del numero dei
Distributori e dei clienti.
Contattatemi via e-mail per qualsiasi domanda.

mercato internazionale.
Herbalife, Other Ephedra Marketers 
Face Soaring Insurance Rates 
David Evans
Š2002 Bloomberg, LP
April 11, 2002
Herbalife International Inc. continues to sell weight-loss products
containing ephedra, following lawsuits blaming the substance for
customer deaths, and a six-fold increase in product-liability insurance
expense. Herbalife, which faces two wrongful death suits blaming its
ephedra weight-loss products, still includes the herb in its line of
diet products, which made up 42.7% of last year's $1.66 billion in
sales, according to its annual report. 
Late yesterday, the company agreed to be taken private for $685 million,
or $19.50 a share, by Whitney & Co. LLC and Golden Gate Capital Inc.
Robert Hartwig, chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute,
said ephedra insurance premiums have increased along with adverse
incident reports and lawsuits. "You have a situation where the house is
on fire," said Hartwig. "If your house was already on fire, it's very
unlikely we'd write a policy." 
More than a half dozen other publicly traded companies also continue to
sell ephedra products, while unable to obtain desired levels of
insurance.
Herbalife said in its federal filing that its product- liability
insurance premium soared from $400,000 in 2000 to $2.5 million last
year, even as its deductible increased 10-fold to $5 million, and its
coverage limit fell by $10 million to $40 million.
Ephedra is an herbal stimulant also used for bodybuilding. The National
Football League banned ephedra last year after it was linked to the
deaths of several athletes. Health Canada ordered a voluntary recall of
the products in January, after finding "these products pose a serious
risk to health." 
Dozens of Deaths
Ephedrine, the active ingredient in ephedra, also called ma huang, is a
chemical cousin of amphetamines and increases both blood pressure and
heart rate, say experts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has
linked ephedra to hundreds of adverse reactions and dozens of deaths.
Herbalife, based in Los Angeles, said in its annual report it might
discontinue selling ephedra products because insurance is "becoming
prohibitively expensive." It said the company had "substantial defenses"
to the lawsuits and said "they will not have a material impact on us."
An Herbalife spokeswoman, Tammy Taylor of Sitrick & Co., said Herbalife
believes ephedra products are "safe and effective when used as
directed." Francis Tirelli, company president, didn't return telephone
calls.
Nine other public companies say they sell ephedra products. Advantage
Marketing Systems Inc. received 52% of its $28.4 million of 2001 revenue
from ephedra. The company's product liability insurance excludes ephedra
claims, according to its annual report. The company didn't indicate any
ephedra lawsuits in its annual report. Reggie Cook, chief financial
officer, said the coverage would be too costly. "If I paid $100,000, I
could get $100,000 of coverage," he said.
No Complaints
Natrol Inc. of Chatsworth, California, has sold ephedra supplements for
18 years, without a single complaint, said Elliot Balbert, president and
founder. Still, the company can't find product-liability insurance for
the products, which include Natrol High, Metabolfirm and Therma Pro.
"We couldn't even get a damn bid," said Balbert. "I don't like the
exposure." He said Natrol might stop selling ephedra products, which
generate less than 3% of revenue. 
Three other public companies said they are selling ephedra products
although their insurance now provides less protection. 
Wrongful Death Suit
Twinlab Corp. of Hauppauge, New York, faces a lawsuit over a customer
death following use of its Metabolift ephedra product. Chattem Inc. of
Chattanooga, Tennessee, cautioned in its annual report it might not have
sufficient insurance coverage to cover sales of Dexatrim after its
policy expires on May 31. 
Weider Nutrition International Inc., which distributes diet products
from its Salt Lake City headquarters, is defending three ephedra
lawsuits. Daniel Thomson, Weider's general counsel, didn't return
telephone calls. William Rizzardi, Twinlab's chief information officer,
and Scott Sloat, Chattem's controller, declined to comment.
Four other companies that sell ephedra products don't indicate any
lawsuits in their annual reports. Nutraceutical International Corp. said
its liability insurance excludes ephedra, and the Park City, Utah-based
company said it recently halted sales of some ephedra products. Les
Brown, chief financial officer, didn't return telephone calls.
Mannatech Inc. of Coppell, Texas, reported selling ephedra products.
Steve Fenstermacher, chief financial officer, didn't return phone calls.
Both Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. of Provo, Utah, and NBTY Inc. of
Bohemia, New York, sell ephedra supplements. Harvey Kamil, NBTY's chief
executive, didn't return telephone calls. Nature's Sunshine Products
executives weren't available. 
'Natural Reaction'
Among a group of 140 FDA adverse reaction reports, 104 show ephedrine
was the "very likely" cause of a medical problem, according to Ray
Woosley, who examined the reports. Woosley, dean of the University of
Arizona College of Medicine, said there were 10 reported ephedrine cases
of "sudden death" and 15 severe strokes.
Woosley, who joined Public Citizen in its petition for an FDA ephedra
ban, said he's not surprised that insurers are shying away from
companies selling ephedra. "That's a natural reaction to reckless
behavior," he said. 
Originale su
http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/News/ephedrainsurance.html
Per tacere, naturalmente, del sistema di vendita "piramidale"...

"piramidale"...
I danni di Herbalife sono da tempo noti.
Come pure i sistemi di distribuzione.
Intanto una bella segnalazione all'abuse di Libero non gliela toglie
nessuno ...
Saluti
--
Mimmo

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Scusate , ma a me non sembra che herbalife faccia dei danni alla gente
io sto usando i suoi prodotti e devo dire che mi trovo molto bene.
Io parlo per esperienza personale , poi ogniuno dice la sua.
Quindi penso che che sia un po' eccessivo postare messaggi di denuncia
altrui.
Non vorrei dire delle cose sbagliate ma denunciare in questo modo , forse ,
si rischia la diffamazione.Almeno questi sono solo miei pareri personali.

si rischia la diffamazione.Almeno questi sono solo miei pareri personali.
appunto : uno degli scopi dei newsgroups sarebbe quello di confrontare
i pareri personali con quelli degli altri e di ricavarne una idea
comune , se possibile .
Comunque la segnalazione di post spammosi non ha niente a che fare con
la diffamazione , Si segnala all'abuse del provider , non all'
ab...@nas.it
-- 
sgas 

SIAMO UNA SOCIETÀ INTERNAZIONALE
zacchete, segnalato seduta stante all'abuse. Ti contatteranno loro
stessi per qualsiasi informazione, va bene? ;-))