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Tahitian Noni International (TNI), a subsidiary of Morinda Holdings, Inc., is a multi-level marketing company that markets products made from the noni plant.[4] Founded in 1996 and based in Provo, Utah, TNI employs approximately 1500 employees worldwide and claims total yearly sales in the range of $500 million.[5] TNI has manufacturing plants in Tahiti[6], Japan, China, Germany, and the U.S. (American Fork, Utah).
Products
TNI's main product is Tahitian Noni Juice, which retails for $42.00 U.S. per 1-L bottle[7]. The company also markets the HIRO line of beverages, (e.g. Thermo, Energy, Mobility, and Vitality), which retail for $47.50 U.S. for a 24-pack of 250-mL cans, as well as various beauty and personal care products, teas (Tahiteas), food products, and dietary supplements.[7][8]
[edit] Criticisms and legal battles
[edit] Attorneys General (AZ, CA, NJ, TX) vs. Morinda Holdings, Inc.
On August 26, 1998, the Attorneys General of Arizona, California, New Jersey, and Texas announced a multi-state settlement with Morinda, Inc., the charges stating that Morinda had made "unsubstantiated claims in consumer testimonials and other promotional material that its Tahitian Noni juice could treat, cure or prevent numerous diseases, including diabetes, clinical depression, hemorrhoids and arthritis."[9] Such claims rendered the beverage an unapproved new drug under state and federal food and drug laws and should not have been sold until it received approval. Under the terms of the agreement, Morinda agreed to:
No longer make drug claims, or claims that the product can cure, treat, or prevent any disease until "Tahitian Noni" is approved and cleared for those uses by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Not make any other claims, whether health claims or others, regarding the benefits of Tahitian Noni unless such claims are true and the company can substantiate the claim by reliable scientific evidence.
Not use testimonials which imply that the advertised claimed results are the typical or ordinary experience of consumers in actual conditions of use, unless Morinda possesses and relies upon adequate substantiation that the results are typical or ordinary.
In addition, Morinda agreed to refund to any consumer who requests a refund in writing, the full purchase price paid for the product. The agreement also called for Morinda to pay $100,000 for investigative costs.
[edit] Tahitian Noni & XanGo settlement
Tahitian Noni sued XanGo and several of its top executives in February 2003 in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, alleging that executives stole Tahitian Noni's concept for a mangosteen-based supplement while they were employed by TNI's parent-company, to which XanGo counter-sued. In a joint statement, Tahitian Noni and XanGo did not disclose particulars regarding the settlement, only stating that they have "agreed to resolve their disputes and the litigation between them and their founders."[10]
Noni juice is derived from the fruit of the noni tree indigenous to Southeast Asia.
History
Sold in capsule form, pulp powder was the first noni product brought to the commercial market in Hawaii by Herbert Moniz of Herb's Herbs in 1992 after patenting a unique noni dehydrating method. (US patent 5288491) In 1995, David Marcus, of Hawaiian Herbal Blessings Inc., began marketing the first traditionally fermented noni juice from Maui, Hawaii.
In 1996, Morinda Inc. (now Tahitian Noni International headquartered in Provo, Utah) acquired noni from French Polynesia to manufacture juice, capsule and personal care products for the western market.[citation needed]
There are now approximately 300 companies marketing noni juice in a global market estimated at more than $2 billion annually[1][2]. Today, raw materials for noni juices on the world market mainly come from Polynesia but most manufacturers are in the United States.
[edit] Regulatory warnings and safety testing
In August 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Flora, Inc. for violating section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) [21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1)]. Flora made twelve unfounded health claims about the purported benefits of noni juice as a medical product, in effect causing the juice to be evaluated as a drug. Under the Act, this necessitates all safety and clinical trial evidence for the juice providing such effects in humans. [3]
The FDA letter also cited 1) absent scientific evidence for health benefits of noni phytochemicals, scopoletin and damnacanthal, neither of which has been confirmed with biological activity in humans, and 2) lack of scientific foundation for health claims made by two proponents of noni juice, Dr. Isabella Abbot and Dr. Ralph Heinicke[3].
Two other FDA letters have been issued for the same types of violations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahitian_Noni
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Noni Knowledgeby RawkYourHealth12,152 views
The title is misleading
JimBrihas 4 months ago
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IslandPain 5 months ago
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djkrylon 10 months ago
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