DEBRA VALENTINE
General Counsel
MAMIE KRESSES
LAURA M. SULLIVAN
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20580
(202) 326-3327
(202) 326-2445 (facsimile)
THOMAS J. SYTA
Federal Trade Commission
Los Angeles Regional Office
10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 824-3774
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
MET-RX USA, INC., a Nevada corporation, and MET-RX SUBSTRATE
TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Nevada corporation, Defendants.
CIVIL NO.
STIPULATED FINAL ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND OTHER EQUITABLE
RELIEF
Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission"), filed a
Complaint for a permanent injunction and other equitable relief
pursuant to Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC
Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), charging defendants Met-Rx USA, Inc.
("Met-Rx") and Met-Rx Substrate Technology, Inc. ("Substrate
Technology") (collectively "defendants") with violations of Sections 5
and 12 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45 and 52.
Defendants and the Commission hereby agree to the Courts's entry of
this Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction ("Order").
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Federal Trade Commission Los Angeles Regional Office
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MET-RX USA, INC., a Nevada corporation, and MET-RX SUBSTRATE TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Nevada
STIPULATED FINAL ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND OTHER EQUITABLE
Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission, filed a Complaint for a permanent injunction and
Defendants and the Commission hereby agree to the Courts's entry of this Stipulated Final
The Complaint states a claim upon which the Court may grant relief against defendants under
"Androgen products" shall mean foods, drugs, dietary supplements, as "food" and "drugs" are
"Ephedra, ephedra extract or ephedrine" shall mean a source of any ephedrine alkaloid,
In an advertisement communicated through an electronic medium,, the disclosure shall be
Provided, however, that in any advertisement presented solely through video or audio means,
On a product label, the disclosure shall be in a type size and location sufficiently
F. "Defendants" shall mean Met-Rx and Substrate Technology corporations, their successors and
unless at the time the representation is made, defendants possess and rely upon competent and
Where any advertisement or promotional material, or electronic mail communication with a
ll also make the disclosure specified in Section II A above, clearly and prominently, on the
Failing to institute a reasonable program of surveillance adequate to reveal whether any of
ursuant to Section II of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants Met-Rx and Substrate Technology, and their successors
All notices required by this Section shall be sent by certified mail to the Associate
The parties hereby stipulate and agree, without further notice to any of them, to entry of
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