![]() ![]() Vital and Monster Energy have prior legal history: In 2010, VPX won a partial summary judgement against Monster’s parent company, Hansen Beverage Company, after being sued for false advertising, libel and unfair competition in California. The incident led to a ban on certain energy drinks by Broward County Public Schools. Redline was also the subject of media attention in 2008 after four Florida middle school students were hospitalized with elevated heart rates and sweating after sharing a can of Redline. In April 2015, the company received a warning letter from the FDA over use of an adulterated ingredient in its Redline White Heat and MD2 Meltdown supplements. The company has faced scrutiny over its product health claims in the past. VPX brands are sold primarily in convenience stores and fitness/nutritional retailers, such as GNC, and gyms. Overall sales for the company’s non-aseptic energy drinks were up over 300 percent during the timeframe, reaching over $141 million. ![]() Both Bang and Redline have According to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI, sales of Redline Energy increased 32 percent over a 52-week period ending on August 12. Vital Pharmaceuticals, founded in 1993, has also enjoyed some success with another energy supplement, Redline, which is sold in two SKUs in 8 oz. What is interesting to me is whether retailers will become liable now that they are aware of the alleged issues with Bang’s ingredients.” Food and Drug Administration) took action or if there are consumer class action lawsuits for false advertising. “I imagine this lawsuit is just the tip of the iceberg for Bang. Miles of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, counsel for Monster, in a statement. “I am amazed at the lengths some companies will go to make a buck,” said Marc P. Redline Energy Llc is currently ranked 693 in the state of Oklahoma based on a total production of 195,207 barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) reported during the month of 06-01-2022. The complaint notes that copy on Bang’s website implies that rival energy drinks are “high sugar, life-sucking soda masquerading as energy drink.”. Monster is claiming that VPX is engaging in false advertising detrimental to the energy drink industry and consumers at large. The complaint specifically questions his qualifications, noting that he uses the title of “Chief Scientific Officer” at VPX based exclusively on previous job experience as a high school science teacher. Owoc is also named as a defendant in the suit. Lawyers for Monster disputed those health claims, as well as the accuracy of research published by VPX that allegedly supported those conclusions. ![]() VPX ties the products’ functionality to the use of branch chain amino acids (BCAAs) and “Super Creatine,” a form of water-stable creatine peptides that VPX claims is “much more bioavailable than regular creatine” and can “solve mental retardation as we age,” in the words of Owoc. District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday.The complaint takes aim at specific claims by made by VPX that Bang can treat chronic diseases and even “reverse mental retardation.” Besides Alzheimer’s, VPX founder and CEO John “Jack” Owoc also claimed consuming Bang can treat Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease and other forms of dementia, as well as “improve brain function.” Bang Energy has funded roughly 30 landmark, human-subject studies on its products, including Bang® and Redline® energy drinks, at UCLA, University of South Alabama, Florida State University, Baylor, University of Southern Maine, Memphis University, College of New Jersey, FIU, and other top universities in the country.Monster filed a complaint against Vital, which markets Bang under its VPX Sports label, in U.S. Bang Energy was founded in 1993 with one goal in mind: to produce the highest grade, university-proven sports supplements, and performance beverages in the world. Jack Owoc is the CEO and founder of Bang Energy® and its extensive portfolio of allied brands. “Our primary objective is to effectuate a smooth transition that best serves both Bang Energy’s and PepsiCo’s highly valued retail customers.” - Jack Owoc #REDLINE ENERGY DRINK RETAILERS FULL#They offer both full energy drinks and energy shots, snacks, multivitamins, powder, and liquid additives. manufactures Bang energy, VPX, and Redline drinks for exercise applications. Therefore, effective immediately, both parties will enthusiastically and strategically cooperate in a nationwide joint effort to transition from PepsiCo distribution to Bang Energy’s new DSD partners. In Weston, FL, Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc. PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., J(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Bang Energy CEO, Jack Owoc, is excited to announce that all disputes with PepsiCo have been fully settled and resolved. ![]()
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