THERMO 5000-C    On May 23, 1998 the Pennysaver delivered to my house contained a flyer from someone in Waterloo who was afraid to use their real name. They called themselves Babes and their phone number is 519-884-9936. The phone actually belongs to someone named Pat Mantin and the address is 138-A Northlake Dr., Waterloo, ON, N2V 1H7. The product flyer said that the product they call THERMO is the "easiest, safest way to increase energy, lose weight, and feel better naturally!!" NO DRUGS, NO CAFFEINE, NO TOXIC CONSTITUENTS ALL INGREDIENTS ARE 100% NATURAL GUARANTEED!!! I called the number above after checking out Health Canada's search engine where I located the product described in the flyer. The THERMO 5000-C has a DIN number of 02229432. What this means is that this is basically classified as a drug. In fact it contains ephedra in each 125 mg per tablet. If each of those tablets contains 125 mg of ephedra, that's the equivalent of 5 tabs of Sudafed. There is nothing natural about it. It is dangerous if that is the dose. Health Canada has been contacted for confirmation on the exact dose. The Canadian Federal government has tried to regulate ephedra as a drug, and issued warnings years ago. If Health Canada is supposed to be protecting the public, it certainly doesn't have their interest at heart if they have given a DIN number to this type of product. The phone numbers for Micheline Ho are listed at that Health Canada site. I suggest that anyone with questions about it, call her at Health Canada. Ask her why an ephedra containing compound is allowed in Canada in the first place, and secondly, how can a DIN number be granted for a product that is being hawked by unregulated sales-people, and is potentially dangerous when used as a weight loss product. The public has no idea of what a DIN number means, except that Health Canada has given its stamp of approval. THERMO 5000-C is made by Market America, a company in Greensboro, N.C. The only listing that is close to the product sold in Canada is their product THERMO 5000. It doesn't contain any ephedra in the U.S. Market, but America does make low dose ephedra compounds loaded with hype and other crap, but they don't list THERMO 5000-C on their list. My guess is that they are dumping the higher dose ephedra compounds up here in Canada. Thermo 5000C Greensboro, N.C. company invades Canada with dangerous Ephedra (Ma Huang) Why the hell did Health Canada approve this dangerous herb? Market America An article from the Triad Business website - Sales are what the company is all about. Market America makes no products and builds no stores. It offers a mix of vitamins, food supplements, personal care products, cleaning products and other items similar to other direct-sales companies. Market America is a publicly traded company. Edgar filings are available on the net. Back to DietFraud.com