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Yes, HRNF product has aspartame
Study at U of W concluded most people won't have a problem. I avoid consuming it in gum or beverage because it decomposes at higher temperatures, like gum packs in your pocket or beverages stored in hot temperatures. What it decomposes into is not good, but most studies show typical consumption does not provide toxic levels of those by-products of decomposition.
Excerpt from U of W study....conclusion
This article has investigated the health effects of consuming aspartame and has found that, in general, aspartame is safe for human use. A study of the physical characteristics of aspartame showed that dry aspartame is quite stable in ambient temperatures, but decomposes into DKP at higher temperatures. The stability of aspartame in solution depends on temperature and pH. Low temperatures and acidic conditions promote the greatest stability. However, even though most beverages are acidic and are stored at low temperatures, aspartame eventually decomposes. Individuals are likely to consume DKP, but research shows that the body almost flushes itself of this decomposition product.
A review of aspartame's metabolism showed that the human body breaks down aspartame into three compounds: methanol, aspartic acid, and phenylalanine. Although methanol is toxic to the human body, research has established that the consumption of products containing aspartame will not lead to toxic levels of methanol. The same conclusion applies to aspartic acid. However, only a small amount of phenylalanine can cause severe brain damage in individuals with the genetic disease phenylketonuria. These individuals must avoid products with aspartame. To date, no substantial evidence indicates that aspartame harms the rest of the population.
Nope, no longer on GNC website. Searched by brand name, acai, resveratrol, gum, etc.
I previously was on the site, but apparently no longer is sold on GNC.
GNC pulled everything related to Heathrow from their site. Yes, it was previous listed on the brand listings.
No Heathrow product on GNC website anymore.
Can't find it anywhere, just like redfisher reported.
There appears to be some revenue, but I do not believe their projections, which seem lofty at best.
I see the dilution - massive here, big sell off going on right NOW! ;)
It´s all about the future - the past is history... -ollinbg
I see it, too. The past tends to repeat itself with this company.
Here are a couple highlights (see below) of a promissed buyback/float reduction plan they completely failed at doing in 2009. Note the similar language, hype, and the no more dilution projections....
Then note how they actually diluted billions and billions and raised their share authorization multiple times to now the 15 billion authorized shares (per recent HRNF new release).
...........
Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc To Initiate Stock Re Purchase Plan
Thursday, 16 Apr 2009 10:00am EDT
Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc announced that it will begin the previously announced common stock re-purchase program effective April 20, 2009. the Company plans to purchase up to 350 million shares over the next several months, reducing the outstanding float to approximately 75 million. Shares will be purchased on the open market consistent with the SEC guidelines set for stock re-purchase plans. The Company may seek the assistance of a third party to affect the plan. - - - - - (repeated)
Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc Announces Share Buy Back Program
Thursday, 9 Apr 2009 01:45pm EDT
Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc announced that it will initiate a common share buy back program allocating 30% of its future revenues to buy down its public float to seventy five million shares or ten percent of its authorized common shares. The Company believes that its current share price is extremely under-valued given the explosive growth of its Exfuze botanical nutritional beverage, which is the fastest growing nutritional beverage in the country . In addition, the July 13, 2009 airing of the WGL Million Dollar Shootout on the Golf Channel will provide seven weeks of national exposure for HNFB and produce revenues exceeding $300,000. Complete details of the buy back program will be released shortly. - - - - - (repeated)
Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire 100% of the Assets of Natural Harmony Foods, Inc
Thursday, 19 Mar 2009 08:30am EDT
Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100% of the assets of Natural Harmony Foods, Inc. for a combination of cash and restricted and/or preferred stock. Both parties agreed to a thirty day due diligence period before the signing of a definitive agreement. Details of the acquisition will be announced upon closing. - - - - - (repeated)
Redfisher - as we've seen many times before, HRNF only seems to put out enough info to further the promotion of their stock.
Recently we've seen HRNF's admission of 15 billion authorized shares in a press release.
We saw the admission of purchase order financing. The very next PR added dilutive equity financing.
That may be the reason so many warn about non-reporting pinkies, and even pinksheets dot com warns that HRNF may not be providing timely information to investors.
HRNF RAISES AS TO 15 BILLION AS PER PR...here comes the dump,now noboby will be able to get out... - redfisher
HRNF pr'd it would try to lower the float. They might need the 15 billion authorized for all the dilution coming from equity financing they PR's about.
They may also need the 15 billion auth shares HRNF PR'd about to cover the shares to be issued to affiliates, insiders, and management they warned investors they would do.
Channel - so it was HRNF that posted false info, in a PR, that there are 15 billion shares authorized? Probably not.
More likely, they filed with Delaware to raise the A/S to 15 billion, but have not yet informed their own T/A.
Miniscule volume again
Looks like most is just MM's trading shares back and forth at the same price to make it look like there is buying interest.
Notice the 2.75 million trade equals the two 500K trades, plus the 1 million shares trade, plus the 750,000 share trade?
Coincidence? Nope, looks like what typically happens to make it look like it is trading at 0.0002.
Short practically non-existant only 3 shares short
HEATHROW NAT FOOD (HRNF) OTC Type: Other-OTC
Short Interest for January 14 2011
Short
Interest Percent
Change Average Daily
Share Volume Days to
Cover
3 200.00 112,855,509 1.00
suspended trading - have you contacted Scottrade and Etrade? These are major online brokerages, and they are apparently not allowing HRNF trades from customers.
Could be many more banning HRNF trades, too.
wallsteet - HRNF has done it more than once.
They issue PR's and other communication telling investors things like "no plan for reverse split", then they reverse split and dilute shares as fast as they can, so the share price can again drop to $0.0001.
They reverse split:
1:100 in 2007
1:200 in 2008
1:300 in 2009
Yes, HRNF has been suspended from trading
at major brokerages, each has indicated it was becasue of the DTCC global lock placed on HRNF.
I am fully aware that the SEC has not suspended trading, but major brokerages won't allow buys or sells.
agreed - HRNF's paid stock promoters were not able to pump the share price high enough so the shares would sell at $0.0001.
Remeber - this was at NO BID around and just prior to the paid stock promotions.
Yes, reverse split
I do believe HRNF will have to resort to a reverse split.
Reverse split in the works
Probably a 1:300 reverse split as part of the share restructuring plan HRNF announced.
I know HRNF indicted that there was no PLAN at the time to do a reverse split, but we all know how HRNF puts out info that cannot be relied on, IMO.
SO HRNF maintains the false information now?
They were sent the exit of HRNF cussip # and clearing restriction letter by the DTCC.
They have been contacted by shareholders about the trading ban at major brokerages, per messages posted here.
Not correcting that press release is pretty suspicious.
They can't dilute more right now. They have already issued many more shares than they have authorized.
Steal - HPNN has incorrect info on pinks, IMO. HOP-ON also has indicated it issued more shares than authorized (See Nevada SOS info).
from pinksheets:
HPNN Security Details
Share Structure
Market Value1 $542,700 a/o Jan 26, 2011
Shares Outstanding 2,713,500,000 a/o Oct 26, 2010
Float 1,115,000,000 a/o Sep 30, 2010
Authorized Shares 5,000,000,000 a/o Oct 26, 2010 Par Value 0.001
From Nevada Corporate commission (HPNN's state of incorporation)
Action Type: Amendment
Document Number: 20100106444-32 # of Pages: 1
File Date: 2/19/2010 Effective Date:
Previous Stock Value: Par Value Shares: 1,490,000,000 Value: $ 0.0001 Par Value Shares: 10,000,000 Value: $ 0.001 No Par Value Shares: 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Total Authorized Capital: $ 159,000.00 New Stock Value: Par Value Shares: 2,490,000,000 Value: $ 0.0001 Par Value Shares: 10,000,000 Value: $ 0.001 No Par Value Shares: 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Total Authorized Capital: $ 259,000.00
Yes, trading suspended.
Suggest contacting HRNF investor relations to see why they put out a press release claiming restrictions were lifted.
No buys or sells HRNF allowed at major brokerages.
Press Release Source: Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc. On Thursday January 20, 2011, 9:37 am EST
LAKE MARY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc. (Pink Sheets:HRNF.pk - News) is pleased to announce that restrictions from online brokerages such as E-Trade, TD Ameritrade & Scottrade have been removed and “HRNF” is fully DTCC compliant.
News - HRNF trading suspended
at major brokerages, due to DTCC drop of HRNF and its cussip #
Re: Stock promoters
This is one of the recent promoter's disclosure mentioning HRNF. There were more, but this is one of them.
.........
Rule 17B requires disclosure of payment for investor relations. LevelStock.com has been compensated on 9-12-10 two hundred million free trading shares valued at twenty thousand dollars for two weeks of advertisement for Heathrow Natural Food and Beverage, Inc. from Heathrow Natural Food and Beverage, Inc. there after sold all two hundred million shares.
12-20-10 Levelstock.com expects to be compensated 100 million free trading shares from a third party for advertising for two weeks.
wlaastreetmav - you are aware of the warning picksheets includes when viewing HRNF quote, and the big red stop sign (No information) warning there about HRNF?
This is the info from pinksheets....
This company may not be making material information publicly available.
If you are an affiliate, employee, insider, or any person in possession of nonpublic material information about this company, please be advised that buying or selling this security may constitute trading "on the basis of" material nonpublic information prohibited under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 10b-5 and 10b5-1 thereunder. Violators of these laws are subject to civil and criminal penalties.
What is insider trading?
Illegal insider trading refers generally to buying or selling a security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationship of trust and confidence, while in possession of material, nonpublic information about the security.
Rule 10b5-1 provides that a person trades on the basis of material nonpublic information if that person is "aware" of the material nonpublic information at the time of the purchase or sale.
Affiliates, insiders, relatives, or other persons in possession of material information should use extreme caution when buying or selling securities on the basis of material information, particularly in securities where the company is not making adequate current information publicly available as a matter of practice.
Why does OTC Markets display this warning?
Companies that are identified on otcmarkets.com as having “No Information” may be placing their shareholders at risk of violating 10b5-1 insider trading rules. OTC Markets recommends that investors wishing to place a trade in such securities contact the company to verify it is making adequate current information publicly available.
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Companies can make material information publicly available by registering a class of their securities and making current reports with the SEC.
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OK, so someone that places an order can have that order executed from anyone or a MM unloading inventory.
Have you heard if the DTCC has lifted the clearing restriction chill imposed on HPNN shares?
Wrong, the $825K was the proceeds the company got from the warrants and shares the company issued to the entity named in the Jan. 6th SEC complaint.
or is it one of these judgments HRNF owes?
Document Number J07900007260
Status ACTIVE
Case Number 06-CA-1380-15
Name of Court CIR CIVIL DIV SEMINOLE CTY FL
File Date 05/14/2007
Date of Entry 04/17/2007
Expiration Date 05/14/2012
Amount Due $39044.10
Interest Rate 11.00 %
.............
J08900000257
Status ACTIVE
Case Number 07-CA-002716
Name of Court 18TH JUD CIR CRT SEMINOLE CTY
File Date 02/06/2008
Date of Entry 09/05/2007
Expiration Date 02/06/2013
Amount Due $74932.00
Interest Rate 11.00 %
.............
Is this the one you a referring to?
J10000854676
Status ACTIVE
Case Number 37-2008-00095106-CU-BC-CTL
Name of Court SUPER COURT CALI. SAN DIEGO CO
File Date 08/18/2010
Date of Entry 02/01/2010
Expiration Date 08/18/2015
Amount Due $219,743.79
Interest Rate 06.00 %
But DTCC has dropped HPNN, so trading has to be order-order if cleared through them. The only way you would likely execute a sell order is if there was a matching order to buy.
With all the dilution HPNN is doing, I think $0.0001 price is much too high.
Another problem......Nevada (their state of incorporation) indicates they have 1.5 billion authorized.
Apparently HPNN disclosed to pinksheets that they have 2.5 billion authorized. This seems like a major problem to me.
Pennez - thanks for correction - It was Scottrade that told investors to contact the company.
--- Support Message ---
Reply Date: 1/24/2011 2:57:18 PM
Subject: Re: Trading <<#523147-2084012#>>
Dear Gary:
This is in response to your question about Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage (stock symbol (HRNF) in your Scottrade account.
(HRNF) is unable to be bought or sold at Scottrade due to a Global Lock from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTC). This is an industry-wide lock ... not Scottrade-specific. For information on when or if this restriction will be removed, we suggest calling the Investor Relations Department for (HRNF).
If you need further clarification, please call your local Scottrade branch. The staff there will be happy to help you. You can find the number for your local office through our home page in the Branch Locator.
Sincerely,
Jeff N.
National Service Center | Scottrade, Inc.
If they don't list those judgments as liabilities in their next unaudited financials, I will be inquiring, especially if he signs-off on the financials.
He is aware that HRNF owes all that money, and I believe the company was served with the judgment notices.
The DTCC drop letter aginst HRNF indicates investors should contact the company about this problem.
Now that we know you talked to them, I wonder why he has not issued a correction to the PR they put out where Pagnano boasted that the DTCC has now lifted all restrictions?
Honest? OK, I'll bite.
Then why is he purposely AVOIDING paying what HRNF owes to those judgment liens. He has the money to pay (HRNF got at least $825,000 from sale of shares from just one entity, per the Jan 6th SEC action involving WEHI/HRNF shares).
They do business in Florida. If HRNF had any hard assets there, I imagine creditors would attempt to have the sheriff sieze them to satisfy what HRNF owes per the Florida judgments.
The interest on those judgments continues to accrue.
Correct - the product is made (manufactured) in China.
Anyone can get ACAI gum from China and add their own private label on it.
Mahp32 - HRNF has a track record of putting out stuff that just invites people to question it.
Regarding the claims of disease prevention, you can just refer to the FTC complaint against POM to see the similarities, IMO.
Yet they claim their product PREVENTS/Combats diseases.
Without those clinical trials of HRNF product, required to make those claims, they should not be advertising their product in that way on their website.
The FTC has an online complaint procedure, for anyone concerned that a company is making false claims of disease prevention.
Will the FTC (federal trade commission) go after them, too? Without clinical FDA-approved trials (of the actual product made/formulated in China), HRNF should not be making the claims it is making.
The claims HRNF is making could be considered false and deceptive advertising, IMO, similar to what caused the FTC to file suit against POM.
Here is what HRNF is claiming. Items in bold would be areas of concern to HRNF, IMO.
One Serving of ACAI Plus Provides the Following Benefits:
•High Level of Anti-Oxidants (17,000 ORAC)
Combats Cholesterol
•Combats Heart Disease
•Boosts Your Immune System
•Energy & Stamina
•Mental Focus
•Promotes Normal Sleep Patterns
•Improves Digestion
•Better Circulation
•Aids in Prevention of Alzheimer’s
One Serving of Resveratrol Plus Provides the Following Benefits:
•Anti-Aging Compounds
•Promotes Significant Weight Loss
•Stimulates the SiRT1 Longevity Gene
•Reduces Risk of Heart Attack
•Reduces Risk of Stroke
•Anti-Inflammatory Compounds
nope - only one share short in HRNF, per latest report
Looks like trying that tied old conspiracy again is all there is left, especially with trading of HRNF suspended at major brokerages.
Yep, it seems the promotion team is working overtime.
We all know, and HRNF admits, that it pays stock promoters......in shares that the promoters re-sell into the market, and most claim similar exemption from registration.
The SEC took down another promoter today, as indicated on the SEC's litigation release page.
Any info from Drugmart, yet?
People were going to do some DD by asking their customer service to verify if HRNF product is being sold at all 72 stores, or if it was just a trial period at some stores.
HRNF claims Drugmart is a "retail partner".