Herbalife International, founded in 1980, markets dietary supplements, herbs, weight-management products, and personal care products.
Early History
- Herbalife’s Early Days (1980-1986)
- Herbalife Criticized at Senate Hearings (1985)
- Herbalife Hearings, Part II (1985) )
- Deposition of Mark Hughes (Herbalife founder, 4/25/88)
Regulatory Actions
- California Attorney General Action (1985-1986)
- FDA Notice of Adverse Findings (1992)
- FDA warning letter (2014)
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission Settlement (2016)
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Settlement (2019)
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Settlement (2020)
Class-Action Suits
- Jacobs v. Herbalife
- Chen v. Herbalife
- Bostick vs. Herbalife
- Lavigne vs. Herbalife
Other Information
- Herbalife Founder/Chairman Mark Hughes Found Dead at Age 44 (revised 12/17/04)
- Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission
- Herbalife’s “Work at Home” Promotions (link to another site)
- Canadian Herbalife Marketers Fined $150,000 for Operating Illegal Pyramid Scheme (2004)
- The Dubious Promotion of Herbalife’s Niteworks™
- Nobel Prize Winner Didn’t Disclose His Herbalife Contract (link to another site)
- Rick Ross Institute (index to many news articles)
- Significant Lead Levels Found in Herbalife Products (link to test report)
- Facts about Herbalife:
Documents compiled by Pershing Square Capital Managment LLP- Presentation by Bill Ackman (2012)
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (2013)
- Former Herbalife Distributors Speak Out (5/2/14)
- Hiltzig M. Herbalife cozies up with UCLA Los Angeles Times, Feb 22, 2013.
Journal Articles
- Herbal does not mean innocuous: 10 cases of severe hepatoxicity from dietary supplements from Herbalife. Journal of Hepatology 47:521-526, 2007
- Association between consumption of Herbalife nutritional supplements and acute hepatotocity. Journal of Hepatology 47:514-520, 2007
Consumer Complaints
- Ripped Off By Herbalife (posted 2/14/04)
- Summary of Complaints Made to FTC (2001 document)
