http://www.celltech.com/resources/info_central/response.asp
Does Super Blue Green Algae contain Anatoxin-a?(posted 6-19-01)
One individual was responsible for a great deal of miscommunication regarding
anatoxin-a, information which is still accessible on many Internet sites. Cell
Tech sued Mark Thorson for posting defamatory statements about Cell Tech, its
products and its personnel to various Internet or Usenet news groups. Cell
Tech's lawsuit against Mr. Thorson has now been settled. As part of the
settlement agreement, Mr. Thorson has posted the Retraction Statement that
appears below. Although he did retract the allegations that he had been widely
circulating, we all know that one cannot, with a single correct statement, undo
all the harm done by many mis-statements that continue to circulate.
The following is a retraction statement that Mark Thorson has posted to various
newsgroups:
Subject: Retraction of Anatoxin-a Primer
During the last several years, I have from time to time posted to this and
other newsgroups a file of information called "An Anatoxin-a Primer." I now
retract the statements made in the Anatoxin-a Primer.
The Anatoxin-a Primer implied that Super Blue Green Algae from Klamath Lake,
produced by Cell Tech, contains anatoxin-a (a neurotoxin I characterized as
addictive), and that Cell Tech deliberately avoids testing for this toxin
because anatoxin-a is responsible for the effects reported by SBGA users. I
have since been advised that Cell Tech conducts regular tests that would
disclose anatoxin-a, and that this toxin has never been found in Super Blue
Green Algae. I had no basis for the suggestions I made in the Anatoxin-a
Primer, and I hereby retract it in full.
Mis-state
to state incorrectly : give a false account of
False
intentionally untrue
lie
untrue with intent to deceive