Regeneca Regenerect RegeneSlim Scam
There are, in the world of network marketing; Sharks waiting to skim the vast ocean surface for the uninformed chum-like consumers floating directionless in the path of predators. One such predator that has proven itself to be quite a despicable business entity, is the company known as Regeneca International Inc., a distributor and seller of so called "natural and organic" health products intended to combat the weathering of life by reversing the aging process and heal the body. Regeneca's products revolved around health, skin care and fitness, via several juice based nutraceutical beverages and a an erectile "supplement" product that eventually became its core focus known as "Regenerect". Regenerect became one of the more interesting network marketing highlights discussed on these boards because it turned out not only to be a scam, but a dangerous one.
Essentially, Regenerect released the product under the premise that it was all natural, organic, and a safe alternative to hard pharmaceuticals such as Viagra or Visalus. In order for that marketing pitch to have been accurate, it would have had to contain no synthetic ingredients. The product was definitely considered to be effective, however many people were complaining about various health problems such as headaches, racing heart, and lightheadedness. The ingredients listed included Silkworm Extract, Oyster Extract, Gouqi Extract, and White Willow Bark Extract, however there was in fact a fifth element in the equation that was not listed, an ingredient by the name of "sulfoaildenafil", which is a derivative of Sildenafil, which is the main ingredient in Viagra.
Viagra is a drug that requires a prescription for very good reasons, because it is highly capable of causing heart attacks and strokes in people that aren't physiologically capable of handling it. Put simply, Regeneca sold a product that was potentially fatal for an entire demographic of people, and ironically, its that demographic that would have been the most interested in an all natural product. To this day I wonder how many medical appointments were made to treat symptoms of people taking the drug, and I am also concerned over the possibility that it could have been a factor in what may have appeared to be natural deaths. It happens to be here on these Repspace boards that a member took notice of a typo on the Regenerect web site which we now know deliberately mistyped a word in order to avoid listing a complete description of the ingredients. The original thread in which Watchdog took notice can be found here:
http://repspace.com/forums/t/2621.aspx
Eventually, the news broke out that Ethos Environmental conducted a recall when it was determined through a series of testing that Regenerect was not as it appeared to be. FDA tests, confirmed that Regenerect contained Sulfoaildenafil and a recall was put into effect. I don't think I need to preach the ethical implications of this company's actions, but as it turns out, Regeneca is at it again, after scrapping its Regenerect campaign, it has since moved on to a new core product, it calls Regen Slim. A brief synopsis of this new product can be found here:
http://repspace.com/forums/t/3181.aspx
Ultimately, I am without answers as to how companies can legally remain in operations when laws have clearly been broken. Perhaps I'm not privy to the inner workings of the legal process and I'm expecting too much action too fast, but it is strange to me that this ship remains floating. I admittedly had grand visions of Regeneca getting cease and desist orders, and swat teams busting in to kneel on the back of the necks of Regeneca's CEOs, but I suppose I'll have to embrace reality. I hope that these posts see enough traffic to remain high in search results as to keep those that aren't aware of Regeneca's practices away. This company has proven itself unworthy of being in operation in any form, and has not only proven to use underhanded tactics, but has also proven to be dangerous toward consumers, and needs to be shut down thoroughly, and permanently. To any who read this long post, please share it with others, in the interest of public safety.
