Settlement aftermath.Wall Street is shrugging off the $250,000 forked See forked version. forked - (Unix; probably after "fucked") Terminally slow, or dead. Originated when one system was slowed to a snail's pace by an inadvertent fork bomb. over by Natrol Inc. to settle allegations brought by three Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern district attorneys that it made false claims about the effectiveness of four of its weight loss products. In reaching the settlement with the district attorneys of Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties, the Chatsworth-based manufacturer and distributor of dietary supplements did not admit any liability, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Steven Spitz spitz Any of several northern dogs, including the chow chow, Pomeranian, and Samoyed, characterized by a dense, long coat, erect pointed ears, and a tail that curves over the back. In the U.S. , its general counsel. The case, filed in 2001 in Napa County Superior Court, also alleged that several of its products contained dangerously high levels of lead. In the days after the settlement was announced, Natrol shares continued to hover in the $2.80 range. The settlement only covers products sold in California, and the new labels won't tell consumers that the products contain lead. The company can't claim that the products promote weight loss. The allegations of false advertising were initially brought by the now-defunct Consumer Justice Center in Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine , which retained environmental and consumer advocacy attorney Mark Pollack. Natrol had claimed that its Absorbital Fat Binder, Chitosan 500 mg, Ultra Chitosan Fat Intercept and Ultra Chitosan Fat Intercept Plus would cause weight loss by bonding with fat in the digestive tract digestive tract n. See alimentary canal. Digestive tract The organs that perform digestion, or changing of food into a form that can be absorbed by the body. , which would be excreted rather than absorbed by the body. All the products are derived from chitosan, a substance drawn from the pulverized pul·ver·ize v. pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing, pul·ver·iz·es v.tr. 1. To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust. 2. To demolish. v.intr. exoskeletons of crabs or shrimp. "The light bulb went off" in my head when I heard this stuff was chitosan," Pollack said. "I thought I ought to have this tested for lead. It came up hot, so I faxed the results to the D.A. and said, 'Hey take a look at this. It's not only an illegal business practice, but also a Prop. 65 case." Proposition 65, enacted in 1986, requires warning labels on products or places containing chemicals determined to cause cancer or reproductive harm, including lead. Staff reporter Matt Myerhoff contributed to this column. Staff reporter Rebecca Flass can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 230, or at rflass@labusinessjournal.com. |
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