Fri 6 July 07 · Filed under Pyramid Schemes & MLM
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the Texas Attorney General is finally going after Mannatech Inc. Named in the suit are Mannatech Inc., Manna Relief Ministries, The Fisher Institute Samuel L Caster (Chairman and CEO of Mannatech), and Reginald McDaniel (Medical Director).
The allegations include:
- Mannatech markets dietary supplements as a cure, treatment, or prevention for diseases, while knowing that marketing the supplements in this way is illegal
- Mannatech tries to distance itself from those disease-curing claims by saying that the claims are being made by unrelated third parties or by independent contractors, over whom the company has no control
The suit goes on to detail testimonials made at company events, which were clearly intended to lead people to believe that the Mannatech dietary supplements cured diseases.
Also contained in the suit is a mention of the site glycoscience.com, which supposedly provides information on glyconutrients and attempts to present “scientific studies” that would appear to legitimize Mannatech’s products. The suit says that most of the “studies” on the site are actually papers prepared by Mannatech employees or affiliates, and have not been published anywhere or peer reviewed.
The disease-treating claims made by Mannatech and its represetative are illegal. Such statements can only be made with approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction against Mannatech.
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This is great news and long overdue.
I have had Scam Caster in my crosshairs for 15 years
Frank Thomas
Lori wrote @ July 10th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
You big bully - these products sure have helped my family - must be you are a planted person from Big Brother Pharmaceutical drug lords tryng to take your competition down!
We’re not fooled!!! And there is alot of us that enjoy these products and couldn’t picture life without them!!! Prepare for a fight if they try to take a product down that actually helps the general public with no side effects!!! A fight from the grassroots of America!!!!
You are too late with your poisoned words!!!! America is sick of drugs and their side effects with or without a company called Mannatech - we demand products with no side effects -
And Like we believe that drugs cure us - get off it - they get us too scared to be without these drugs - but look at the side effects - that’s WELLNESS - what do you think we are stupid?
If you’re with me on this I am calling on all of you that have benefitted from ambertose - speak up now and don’t be bullied any longer!!!!!
Texas Sues Mannatech- Blog Reactions…
There was some interesting reactions to the The Wall Street Journal’s piece, on July 6th, about Texas Suing Mannatech Over Claims Kim Klaver picked up……
Tracy wrote @ July 10th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Lori - You found me out! I secretly work for a secret drug company. This website, this company, and my career as a fraud investigator are just a cover for my real job, which is to hide the wonderful, wonderful benefits of sugar pills. LOL
Keep taking your “ambertose”.
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