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Hydro Hype 3 - The Med Deception © Copyright Integral Hydroponics 2010 www.integralhydro.com Author’s note: The material covered herein should not reflect on the quality of the Advanced Nutrients™ product range. The following material was posted on integralhydro.com due to the importance of the North American med marijuana movement. Important Information for all Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Growers, and Patients Advanced Nutrients - The Med Deception Recently (June 2010) Advanced Nutrients made this announcement via PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com). [Quote] “SEATTLE, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark decision, Oregon regulators have given first-ever official US approval to a brand of medical marijuana hydroponics nutrients. [End Quote] It was big news. According to Advanced Nutrients they had scored an industry coup. US agricultural regulators were now working with arguably the shadiest company in the hydroponics industry to boost illicit crop yields or, at least this is what Advanced Nutrients would have you believe. However A Letter to Advanced Nutrients from The Oregon Department of Agriculture [Quote] “June 17, 2010 Oregon Department of Agriculture NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE A recent Advanced Nutrients PR release titled, "Hydroponics Nutrients for Medical As I explained in a letter of February 23, 2010, to Advanced Nutrients, "labeling" means any printed or verbal representation used to promote the sale of any fertilizer, Oregon statute [ORS 633.366(2)(a)] considers a product mislabeled if the label or 1) This press release states, " .. . Oregon regulators have given first-ever official US approval to a brand of medical marijuana hydroponics nutrients ... " 2) This press release states, " . . . Oregon regulators have given first-ever official US 3) The press release stated, "Until Straumietis asked regulators to evaluate the medical marijuana effectiveness and safety of Advanced Nutrients hydroponics formulas, regulators nationwide had apparently never considered how hydroponics nutrients specifically affect medical marijuana crops." To date, Oregon has not received a request from Mr. Straumietis to "evaluate the 4) This press release stated, "Until Straumietis asked regulators to evaluate the medical marijuana effectiveness and safety of Advanced Nutrients hydroponics formulas , regulators nationwide had apparently never considered how hydroponics nutrients specifically affect medical marijuana crops." This claim, that a state agency, which might be considered as an independent The claim that Oregon, the state referred to in the PR release, has evaluated the Don Wolf [End Quote] View/download original correspondence (PDF) I’ll post a lot more material shortly regarding the business practices of Advanced Nutrients so keep an eye on www.integralhydro.com for further updates. In the meantime (to shorten a long story)… In Brief: Advanced Nutrients and the Oregon Department of Agriculture (the facts) At present (October 2010) the ‘Oregon Department of Agriculture’ has issued Advanced Nutrients with five counts of stop sale violation, fifteen counts of selling unregistered products and eighteen counts of mislabeling. In addition, actions for sample deficiencies are in progress. Prior to this, during the course of 2010 (Jan – Aug) Advanced Nutrients has been issued with numerous violation notices/penalties by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. E.g. (Excerpts from FOIA material) February 2010 [Quote] “A recent review of advertising claims made by Advanced Nutrients in the It is a violation of Oregon Revised Stature (ORS) 633.366(2)(d) to make claims in [End Quote] April/June 2010 [Quote] “Advanced Nutrients 0-15-40 Big Bud On April 29, 2009 the Department found this product being offered for sale or
…These deficiencies constituted false, misleading or deceptive label information, and the label did not accurately reflect the composition of the product, which was thus mislabeled in violation of ORS 633.366(1 )(a)…. “ Results of Analysis – Heavy Metals (Big Bud)
[End Quote] Author’s note: Looking at the ‘Results of Analysis – Heavy Metals (Big Bud)’, the HM (Heavy Metal) content found in Big Bud during independent tests is far higher than is stated by Advanced Nutrients. It is important to note that I make a recommendation in ‘contaminants in cannabis’ (www.integralhydro.com/ advancednutrients), stating that Med dispensaries and/or growers should independently test fertilizers and not take manufacturer listings as fact. This is just one example of why I make this recommendation (there are many more). Further, the results of the HM tests indicate relatively contaminated synthetic fertilizers and/or organic components were used in production.
May - July 2010 [Quote] “On July 12 2010, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (Department) conducted a marketplace inspection at Northern Light & Garden (9290 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton, OR 97005). During this inspection, the product(s) listed on the attached form were placed under an Oregon statewide Stop Sale, Use, or Removal. Order (SSURO).
…It is a violation of Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 633.366(a) to sell, offer for sale, or distribute a fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral, or lime product that is mislabeled under ORS 633.321. It is a violation of ORS 633.366(1)(e) to sell, offer for sale, or distribute unregistered fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral, or lime products in the State of Oregon.” [End Quote] Products Listed in violation Jan – Aug 2010 Advanced Nutrients, 0-2-4 Bud Ignitor (unregistered) Keep in mind that at present – in addition to these violations – the ‘Oregon Department of Agriculture’ has issued Advanced Nutrients with a further five counts of stop sale violation, fifteen counts of selling unregistered products, and eighteen counts of mislabeling. Actions for sample deficiencies are also in progress. View Stop Sale List on Oregon Site Conclusion What is clear is that Advanced Nutrients have no regard for consumer protection policies and regularly engage in misleading and deceptive marketing. In this case they have lowered the bar even further and utilized commercially depraved tactics in order to deceive consumers. What is most worrying is that Advanced Nutrients have used two credible entities (PR Newswire and the Oregon Department of Agriculture) to support and amplify the deception. This form of parasitic marketing is likely to influence med growers, users and dispensaries re medical marijuana growing practices (something that Advanced Nutrients are all too aware of). One is also left wondering whether my earlier article (Hydro Hype 1) on Advanced Nutrients, their phosphorous myth, and ‘Contaminants in Cannabis’, published in Feb 2010 on www.integralhydro.com might not have inspired this latest outburst of grotesquely distorted marketing (I.e. parasitic marketing times three). Further, as one Oregon Department of Agriculture representative put it “This claim is also particularly disturbing, as it appears to be targeted to mislead a particularly vulnerable population, medical patients who have turned to medical marijuana in hope of some relief of their symptoms.” Magazines Connected to Advanced Nutrients Rosebud (Advanced Nutrients) Websites Connected to Advanced Nutrients http://www.advancednutrients.com Read more about the business practices of Advanced Nutrients (Dubious Marketing in LaLa Land) Please note: The author has no affiliation to any hydroponics industry nutrient and additive manufacturer/s. The author has never accepted any advertising revenue from any manufacturer or other hydroponics industry entity (ever) and no ‘Hydro Hype’ story has been (or ever will be) influenced in any way by competition of any of the companies mentioned in ‘Hydro Hype’. The aim of ‘Hydro Hype’ is to expose the rorts and scams that for far too long have taken place in an industry which has operated unhindered and unregulated by the consumer protection policies that underpin and govern the practices of other industries.
www.integralhydro.com - Knowledge is Power
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