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The Chemins Company is a dietary supplement manufacturer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company, founded in 1974 by James Cameron, became embroiled in a series of criminal investigations in 1994 after a woman died and more than 100 other people became ill after taking one of the company’s products marketed under the brand name Nature's Nutrition Formula One. The adverse events were later linked to the product having been tainted with ephedrine. A three-year federal investigation, which revealed that the company had doctored records, misled FDA investigators, and purposely hindered inspections, led to Cameron being sentenced to 21 months in prison and him and the company being fined 4.7million.Thecompanyalsopaidout4.7 million . The company also paid out 4.7million.Thecompanyalsopaidout750,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that th
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| dbo:abstract | The Chemins Company is a dietary supplement manufacturer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company, founded in 1974 by James Cameron, became embroiled in a series of criminal investigations in 1994 after a woman died and more than 100 other people became ill after taking one of the company’s products marketed under the brand name Nature's Nutrition Formula One. The adverse events were later linked to the product having been tainted with ephedrine. A three-year federal investigation, which revealed that the company had doctored records, misled FDA investigators, and purposely hindered inspections, led to Cameron being sentenced to 21 months in prison and him and the company being fined 4.7million.Thecompanyalsopaidout4.7 million . The company also paid out 4.7million.Thecompanyalsopaidout750,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the company's protein powder supplements contained approximately half the protein content and twice the carbohydrate content listed on the label. Chemins was the manufacturer of dietary supplements for the multi-level marketing companies Metabolife (i.e., Metabolife 356, an ephedra-based supplement that was withdrawn following numerous adverse event reports) and LifeVantage (i.e., Protandim, an herbal-based supplement). Chemins' assets were acquired by Nexgen Pharma in 2007. (en) |
| dbo:fate | Acquired by Nexgen Pharma (en) |
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| dbp:fate | Acquired by Nexgen Pharma (en) |
| dbp:founder | James Cameron (en) |
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| dbp:industry | Dietary Supplements (en) |
| dbp:name | Chemins (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Chemins Company is a dietary supplement manufacturer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company, founded in 1974 by James Cameron, became embroiled in a series of criminal investigations in 1994 after a woman died and more than 100 other people became ill after taking one of the company’s products marketed under the brand name Nature's Nutrition Formula One. The adverse events were later linked to the product having been tainted with ephedrine. A three-year federal investigation, which revealed that the company had doctored records, misled FDA investigators, and purposely hindered inspections, led to Cameron being sentenced to 21 months in prison and him and the company being fined 4.7million.Thecompanyalsopaidout4.7 million . The company also paid out 4.7million.Thecompanyalsopaidout750,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that th (en) |
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