Elizabeth, Thanks for taking the time to find out what we needed to know about the Acemannan. If anyone here belongs to other kitty groups that discuss Acemannan, pass it on!
:) Wendy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I finally have some information that may be of use. > This afternoon, I called Carrington Labs and told > them the whole story of how I had been trying to get > information about this Acemannan audit. I told them > that since people were unable to get accurate > information and that no one could buy the product, > people were starting to speculate that there was > something wrong with the product or that there had > been some kind of contamination. After I told them > that, they put me in touch with Kirk Mares the head > of the veterinary division of Carrington Labs - a > very nice, courteous and helpful man. > > Here is what happened and what is going on to the > best of my understanding. > > What happened is very typical of dealing with > government red tape. As you know, Acemannan is a > very new product on the market. It does fall under > the USDA biologics department. Carrington Labs > followed all of the prodacol for the approval > process and had all of the appropriate tests > performed as part of that process. It turns out, > however, that when the USDA did a routine audit, > they discovered that one of the tests had been > performed by an outside agency - one that was very > reputable but nontheless, the test was performed off > the premisis of Carrington Labs. As a result - the > USDA said - whoa! Stop everything until we have > this test performed in house and evaluate the > results....something that was a technicality - > something that should have been done as part of the > initial approval process. So - the audit was > routine...stopping the sales wasn't so routine. > > The test was completed yesterday (I don't know which > test it was)...and the results are in and everything > is in order and meets or exceeds what is required. > The USDA expidited the process and made a great > effort to do a turn-around on this product in a > matter of weeks (rather than the usual months that > it takes). Carrington Labs is waiting to receive > the official documentation from the USDA that says - > "All is well - proceed"..and as soon as they get > that, then they can release the hold on sales. Kirt > Mares said that they expect this to happen around > the first of November and that he will call me...but > if I haven't heard from him by the 10th - to call > him. > > Now -- here's the rub: In the mean time while all > of this was going on - Acemannan was not being > manufactured...they couldn't without that piece of > paper from the USDA. SO -- when the block on sales > is released, you can buy Acemannan from the stock of > current distributors...but there won't be a release > of newly manufactured Acemannan until January....so > if you want some - when the block is removed....you > better scarf it up. > > Mr. Mares (I hope I am spelling that correctly) said > that they are working on a veterinary application of > Manopol that will be available from the same sources > that is an oral supplement in powder form. It has > been tested on cats and dogs with very good results. > It is considered an immunostimulant. Currently > Manopol (for people) is available in three strengths > and I think it is the lowest strength of Manapol > that has been tested on animals. If I am not > mistaken, you can buy this without a prescrciption. > He said that he sent Dr. Nicholson at Veterinary > Products Laboratories a lot of information about the > Manapol yesterday. > > Mr. Mares also told me that the big guru on > Acemannan who has been most instrumental in the > study of this product lives in Austin, TX. His name > is Dr. Greg Biehl and the name of the clinc where he > works is Brykerwood. > > Carrington Labs was very helpful and professional on > the phone...not just Mr. Mares but also the customer > service representative who initially answered the > phone. What I liked about him was that if he didn't > know something - he would tell me to hang on a > minute and he would actually go and hunt down that > information. He found out exactly who I should talk > to and transferred me and gave me the extension just > in case we got disconnected. If all companies had > that level of customer service, the world would be a > better place. I feel confident that we got the real > scoop on things from Carrington. > > I hope this is helpful to you. I am very glad to > finally understand what is going on. > > love and kitty head butts, > elizabeth > > *Save the earth. It's the only planet with > chocolate.* > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of > free safety and security tools, free access to > millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates (http://voice.yahoo.com)
