XanGo
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XanGo is an international multi-level marketing company based in Lehi, Utah. It sells a beverage called XanGo® Juice, which it promotes as a health drink. XanGo possesses a proprietary formula for using the whole mangosteen fruit (including the rind of the fruit) in a beverage. This formula is covered by U.S. Patent 6,730,333.
The company reached an agreement with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake to be the team's jersey sponsor from the 2007 through 2010 seasons, for an amount estimated to range from $4 million to $5 million. [citation needed]
[edit] Credibility
Corporate Narc suggests that XanGo is being deceptively marketed www.corporatenarc.com. Corporate Narc notes that the Xango official website [1] claims that XanGo can
- "help maintain intestinal health, strengthen the immune system, neutralize free radicals, help support cartilage and joint function, and promote a healthy seasonal respiratory system"
but then adds:
- "These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease."
They argue that this ploy, of making claims and then disavowing responsibility for them, shows intent to deceive. Corporate indifference to truth filters down the chain of distributors, who make exaggerated health claims to woo customers.
