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Xango Litigation
Tahitian Noni International (TNI), a rival MLM beverage company, sued XanGo LLC and several of its top executives in February 2003 in the 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, alleging that XanGo executives stole TNI's concept for a mangosteen-based supplement while they were employed by TNI's parent-company. After a countersuit against TNI was launched by XanGo LLC, the two parties settled out of court. A joint statement by TNI and XanGo said that they had "agreed to resolve their disputes and the litigation between them and their founders" but the particulars of the settlement were not disclosed.

US FDA warning
On September 20, 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to XanGo LLC International in response to the company's promotion of Xango juice as a drug, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1)], by claiming that it could treat and/or cure various diseases. The agency's letter further warned that Xango juice had not been properly tested for safety and efficacy, and as a proposed new drug it could not be legally sold in the US without prior approval of the FDA, and that the company could face enforcement action including seizure and/or injunction of products or suspension of business. Under FDA drug labeling rules, XanGo LLC, as manufacturer, is responsible for satisfying scientific criteria to make health claims on its product labels and all marketing materials. As of September 2008, the case remains open.

Critical assessments of XanGo juice
The Mayo Clinic said in October 2005 that "there are no published clinical trials showing evidence that either the fruit or its juice — marketed under the name XanGo juice — is an effective treatment for arthritis, cancer or any other disorder in humans."

In February 2006, the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Newsletter, sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley, said that "Mangosteen marketers make farfetched and unsubstantiated claims for their products." The newsletter notes that "there are no clinical trials, and what happens in a test tube or animal may not occur in a human. Any reported benefits in humans have been anecdotal. No one even knows if the processed fruit juice and capsules retain the potentially beneficial compounds. Whats more, the juice is typically a mix of fruit juices — with an undisclosed amount of mangosteen in it."

Dr. Ralph Moss, author of several natural remedy books, has said of mangosteen juice:

In my opinion, what we have here is simply an overpriced fruit drink. Fruit drinks are often healthful beverages. But the only reason I can see that the promoters of mangosteen can get away with charging $37 for this product is that they are playing on patients' hopes and fears in a cynical way. Without the health claims, open or implied, the product could only be sold for at most $5 or $6 (which, for example, is the cost of antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice).

A 2008 medical case report described a patient with severe acidosis possibly attributable to a year of daily use (to lose weight, dose not described) of mangosteen juice (brand not described) infused with xanthones,[36] as occurs in the manufacture of XanGo juice. The authors proposed that chronic exposure to alpha-mangostin, a xanthone, could be toxic to mitochondrial function, leading to impairment of cellular respiration and production of lactic acidosis.

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  • is that true?

  • You are obnoxiously ignorant. You have NO idea what you are talking about. This is marketing done wrong. This crap gives the industry a bad name.

  • jajajjaja

    are you kidding me ?

  • Try promoting your stuff without putting something else down. I guess if you could you would. Why not check the facts about the mangosteen and Xango before sticking your foot in your mouth.

  • just an FYI, Xango does not make any claims as to serving as a medicinal treatment for any ailments. Also in regards to the Mayo clinics words from October in 2005, the Mayo clinic is hosting an intensive study using the Xango Juice. And to Dr. Ralph Moss statement, yes the cost of any sole antioxidant juice can be up to $5 or $6 but, none of those juices contain anti-inflammatory properties or xanthones as the Xango juice does. In smaller words, get your facts straight before you talk!

  • You are a scam!!  get a life a real life!

  • What a load of rubbish.

    A cheap dig at legitimate honest businesses.

    I would never get involved with these people.

    From what I have seen of XanGo, they don't make claims like this company does.

    Enough said.

  • promoting your product by diminishing others....

    how ethical....

  • I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw this and thought the makers of the video/coffee company was out of their freakin minds. If the juice works to fix a problem it's not a luxury, it's a necessity. Duh!

  • first I´m not in Xango, or Goji, second, learn the correct pronunciation, it is not gogi; it is go-yee, and is not akai, is asai,third, learn about business, wellness industry will grow 500% in the next 10 years, and guess what? COFFE IS OUT OF IT, YOU.......#$%&*=!!!!

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