Cellasene Odds 'n Ends    Cellasene Canada Notice on Iodine safety The Acton based health food distributor, Purity Products, released this on the Canada Newswire service on April 13, 2000. They mentioned a study in Pavia, Italy. Well, golly gee, where is that, and who ran the study, and who did the peer review? Did an outside agency or laboratory repeat the evaluation of their pills coming into Canada. And, by the way, what in the world is cellulite? Edgar filings - The End of Rexall Sundown Inc. Google Search for FTC.GOV and GNC Pay attention to all of the charges and investigations that have been initiated by the FTC for false advertising, etc. GNC - General Nutrition Centers have hundreds of locations around the world. GNC fined $2.4 million The FTC charged that the company failed to substantiate disease-treatment, weight-loss, muscle-building and endurance claims for over 40 products. The FTC also alleged that GNC failed to make certain disclaimers when advertising the efficacy of "energy boosting" vitamin products it sold, and made prohibited claims about certain amino acid products. (So why are the Toronto Blue Jays hopping on the Rexall Showcase bandwagon?) GNC Ordered to Pay $600,000 GNC made false and unsubstantiated claims that a diet supplement, "Healthy Greens," was effective in reducing the risk of cancer. The consent agreement also settles additional charges from a separate investigation that the company falsely claimed six other food supplements would promote weight loss and muscle growth or retard aging. Comment by Disgruntled GNC Franchisee Numico's Direct marketing in the UK Cow and Gate faces stiff oppostion for failing to promote breast feeding. Numico is a Dutch company which was formed soon after Nutricia took over Milupa and Cow&Gate. Since the takeovers, Milupa and Cow&Gate have been acting more aggressively in the UK market and are now using direct marketing techniques to promote breastmilk substitutes to parents. Numico subsidiaries Milupa and Cow&Gate are violating important provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes in the UK by promoting breastmilk substitutes direct to parents. More Articles from Baby Milk Action Rexall Sundown - Company News on Call Rexall Sundown Named Exclusive United States   Distributor of Cellasene - Boca Raton, Florida - February 23, 1999 Sundown Vitamins¨, the flagship brand of Rexall Sundown, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXSD), today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Medestea International of Italy to be the exclusive United States distributor of the company's product Cellasene in all channels of distribution. In addition, Rexall Sundown also has the exclusive rights for Cellasene in a number of select foreign markets. Cellasene is a dietary supplement formulated for women to help eliminate cellulite. Rexall Sundown Website for Cellasene A publicly traded company is ready to risk its credibility on an herbal weight loss/cellulite dissolver. What have the shareholders said to their executives. Do they have any medical doctors on their staff? Click Here for Product Label Information Cellasene - A Critical Look by Steven Lewis Whether or not you believe it exists - and the medical community has many doubting Thomases - cellulite is the bane of many women's existences. An Italian company claims to have found a miracle cure but is Cellasene really just snake oil? Docs Poke Holes in Cellulite Pill - HealthScout (March 10, 1999) "There are ingredients in Cellasene that, if taken improperly, could be dangerous," says Dr. Michael Rosenbaum, a leading researcher on fat at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York. "But we have no way of telling how much of these are in the pill because, without FDA regulations, they are not required to disclose such information." Cellulite Hype - Time Magazine (March 22, 1999) A pricey herbal pill may help eliminate those fatty deposits. But read this before you buy it. Dateline NBC - Can a Pill Cure Cellulite? Fratangelo: You don't hold a medical degree. Why should people trust that you have come up with this mix of ingredients that helps eliminate cellulite? "I don't think they have to trust me," says Merizzi. "It's not my opinion. This is what the trials demonstrated, confirmed." Merizzi says if you want to keep those ugly dimples from resurfacing, you have to take Cellasene indefinitely. Tim Gorski Interview on Australian Radio Station Dr. Gorski is a clinical professor at the University of North Texas. He told the Morning Show that any treatment which claimed to eliminate cellulite was an unmistakeable fraud. Living Off the Land of Fat - Washington Post (March 25, 1999) "It's a fraud!" he said the minute the name "Cellasene" was mentioned. "It's a plain, simple, unmitigated, outright, blatant fraud! Can I be gentle about that? No!" Arthur Frank, a physician at George Washington University's Obesity Management Center Promising a Cure for those Dimples   that Arent't so Cute - LA Times (March 15, 1999) Doctors Dispute Cellasene Claims "It's a fraud!" said Arthur Frank, a doctor at George Washington University's Obesity Management Centre, in the Washington Post. "It's a plain, simple, unmitigated, outright, blatant fraud! Can I be gentle about that? No!" In the past, dozens of anti-cellulite products have hit the market, promising relief from those bulging blobs of fat that settle in women's thighs and butts." Dale Goldhawk Asks Stephen Barrett about Cellasene Fat-Fighting Pill Ready to Slim Canada Tiny capsules that sent Australians into frenzy on sale in Canada. David Chapman, the Canadian distributor says, "For us to go out and make a blatant claim probably would never get past Health Canada." So this is a product with virtually no clinical studies done in Italy and Australia by two clinics. It's as if the gates of Heaven have been opened and money is falling down on those who own the companies who sell them. In reality, those who sell the stuff will probably visit a place, just a wee bit warmer, and they can put their cellulite to good work, shoveling coal. This Site in the U.S. Wants Your Money But won't give you their phone number or BBB rating. I wonder why? Australian Current Affair Show   - What Do They Think? Australian Plastic Surgeon's Opinion   on Cellulite Treatments Cellulite Treatment Goes on Sale in U.K. A drug claiming to treat cellulite is going on sale in Britain after causing riots when it was first launched in Australia. South Africa Drools at the Thought   of a Cellulite Fighter It's too bad that there is no shred of scientific evidence from independent sources that this crap does anything but cut a hole in your wallet. A LITTLE red pill that is said to burn up cellulite is having a Viagra-like effect on millions of women who are desperate to get rid of the unsightly telltale "orange-peel" dimples of advancing age. B.B.C. Says - Wait a Minute Here!! The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is calling for more tests in the UK to see whether Cellasine is safe. It is concerned that the product has not been subjected to vigorous clinical trials because it is not classified as a medicine. British Study Says Cellasene Actually Increases Weight This double blind study over two months not only failed to show that Cellasene reduced cellulite, but 7 of 11 women actually gained weight during the trial. Pharmacy Geoff - New Zealand "Cellasene is a nutritional supplement for the treatment of Cellulite" Australia Scam Artists at Work These people also sell Imedeen and Shark cartilage. Wow! What science here.