Organo Gold Lawsuit: Coffee Contains A Mushroom With Dangerous Blood-Thinning Properties

 
Organo Gold coffee contains a mushroom with dangerous blood-thinning properties unknown to consumers, an USA class claims in court.
Lead plaintiff Marlin Johnson says he consumed one cup of Organo Gold coffee a day for two weeks in March 2013, “unaware of the product’s dangerous side effects.”
Though enticed by Organo’s “representation of the purported health benefits derived from Ganoderma Lucidum,” Johnson says he has since learned that “Ganoderma Lucidum is a natural blood thinner that prevents a person’s blood from clotting properly and causes intestinal bleeding and platelet dysfunction.”
“The packaging and/or labeling of Organo Gold products do not contain warnings about these dangerous side effects,” according to the March 19 complaint Johnson filed in New Castle County Superior Court. Also known as Reishi, Johnson says Ganoderma Lucidum “is a bitter hard mushroom commonly

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ForeverGreen Reports 229% Increase In 2014 Revenues To $58.3 Million

 
ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation (FVRG), a leading direct marketing company and provider of health-centered products, announced today financial results for the quarter and twelve month period ended December 31, 2014.
Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights

Total revenues increased 184% to $17,796,937, compared to $6,261,517 in the fourth quarter last year.
Gross Profit for the quarter was increased to $14.2 million and Gross Profit Margins increased to 79.6%.
Operating income was $685,341 compared to $83,284 during the quarter in 2014, a 713% increase.
Net income increased to $189,460, or $0.01 EPS, versus $5,788, or $0.00 EPS, in Q42013. The company had a one-time charge of $149,520 for the loss on settlement of claim. Excluding this item, net income was $338,980, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share.
Cash position, including restricted cash increased $291,544 during the quarter to $1,169,971.

Full Year Financial

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