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TrimSpa Facing Second Class Action Suit

NEW YORKTrimSpa is facing asecond class action lawsuit alleging the companys TrimSpa Completely EphedraFree (EF) does not contain the labeled appetite suppressant and practiced falseand misleading advertising. As with the suit pending in Los Angeles, thecomplaint names Nutramerica Corp., TrimSpa Corp., Goen Technologies Corp.,General Nutrition Co. and Alex Szynalski, also known as Alex Goen.

The lawsuit, filed Feb. 23 in the Supreme Court of the Stateof New York by Verboon, Milstein & Peter, was brought by Edward W. Flanagan,Jr., on behalf of himself and other persons who purchased TrimSpa EF in NewYork. It alleges TrimSpa EF promotes the inclusion of Hoodia gordonii asan appetite suppressant similar to ephedra; however, the suit alleges theproduct does not contain the component p57 from Hoodia that is responsible forthe appetite suppressant ability. As such, the defendants have engaged infalse and misleading advertising by misleading the ingredients, and the effectsof said ingredients, contained in TrimSpa EF, the complaint read.

TrimSpa is currently the subject of another lawsuit in NewJersey, where the states attorney general is suing the company for usingseminars and advertisements to sell its ephedra-based TrimSpa without regard forconsumer health. More information on that story can be found at www.naturalproductsinsider.com/articles/3c1govern07.html.

A statement issued by Cedar Knolls, N.J.-based TrimSpa (www.trimspa.com) stated the company is aggressively defending the claimsagainst it and denies all allegations asserted. TrimSpa also stated theclaims are without merit and alleged in bad faith.