Next year jersey sponsor

[fuegote]

Originally Posted by soccerman

OK best case scenario is this
Xango accidentally adds 3 zeroes to the sponsorship check they write to RSL, they go broke, the snake oil peddlers that started the company grow a soul and decide to not start another random miracle healing company, the Tahitian Noni building burns down, leaving me free to corner the Utah health drink market as I expose the wonderful health benefits of drinking elephant snot.

excuse me while a sprayed Rockstar Juiced Energy + Guava (yummy) all over my computer.

[beaveman]

Due to the questionable/probably unethical nature of Xango, I think I will decline to purchase an RSL jersey next season. I've got an '05 home and '06 home and away (all signed by the full team), and was hoping to continue purchasing one every year to get signed by that year's team. I will not support or advertise for a company such as Xango, though.

[Aerick]

What's the background on Xango? I know it's some sort of health drink, but I also hear "MLM", and "unethical" thrown around. Is this going to turn out to be a badge of shame on the team?

[beaveman]

Originally Posted by Aerick

What's the background on Xango? I know it's some sort of health drink, but I also hear "MLM", and "unethical" thrown around. Is this going to turn out to be a badge of shame on the team?

I remember reading something about them being investigated for overexagerated claims and stuff like that by the FDA. Doing a search to see if I can find the article. (It might have been the Salt Lake Tribune - I see something similar in the archives, but don't want to pay the fee to download it)

[beaveman]

Here is the first thing I've found:

The FDA has warned the makers of XanGo Juice to stop making health claims about the juice, voicing "serious concerns" about those claims.

But XanGo, which makes the juice from a tropical fruit called mangosteen, says it didn't produce the promotional materials containing those claims.

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/128/116986.htm
The article explains more what those specific claims are, and Xango's response.

[beaveman]

Here's some more articles/info/discussion boards:
http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/hotnews/6ah28484.html
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-3/46629.html
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/hm.html
http://www.casewatch.org/fdawarning/prod/2006/xango.shtml

And I like this quote:

Also worthy of note, XanGo executives have been the largest contributors to Utah Sen. Hatch’s reelection campaign

http://nutrisuplaw.com/?p=174
I love how shady companies try to get legislators in their back pocket (like tobacco lobbyists)

[Aerick]

Originally Posted by beaveman

Here's some more articles/info/discussion boards:
http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/hotnews/6ah28484.html
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-3/46629.html
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/hm.html
http://www.casewatch.org/fdawarning/prod/2006/xango.shtml

And I like this quote:

http://nutrisuplaw.com/?p=174
I love how shady companies try to get legislators in their back pocket (like tobacco lobbyists)

Interesting. Although, nothing in this information points to Xango as being unethical or in using questionable tactics - at least proof of the same. It would appear that some of their distributors have gotten out-of-hand in their marketing of the product - against Xango policies.

Thanks for doing the research. I don't have the same concerns about this being a bad move by RSL anymore.

[soccerman]

Originally Posted by Aerick

Interesting. Although, nothing in this information points to Xango as being unethical or in using questionable tactics - at least proof of the same. It would appear that some of their distributors have gotten out-of-hand in their marketing of the product - against Xango policies.

Thanks for doing the research. I don't have the same concerns about this being a bad move by RSL anymore.

edit: Fine I'll delete it. I'm sure you'e all aware of what I think of the captain.

[soccerman]

Originally Posted by beaveman

Here's some more articles/info/discussion boards:
http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/hotnews/6ah28484.html
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-3/46629.html
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/hm.html
http://www.casewatch.org/fdawarning/prod/2006/xango.shtml

And I like this quote:

http://nutrisuplaw.com/?p=174
I love how shady companies try to get legislators in their back pocket (like tobacco lobbyists)

I agree on the whole not gonna buy a jersey now thing.
I love the typical sleazeball company response to the FDA letter.
"Oh no, we would never make any sort of medical claim about our product to customers. Our business plan is focused solely on the masochists who want to pay ungodly amounts of money for juice that tastes like donkey piss for no reason market segment."

[Czar Jake]

Originally Posted by soccerman

Edited

If I delete this post, I'll spark all kinds of controversy.

So, from now on maybe you could keep personal stuff to PMs?