Falsely Labeled Low Carb Internet Food Scams-The FDA, FTC, USDA Our US Government-The Monstrous Food Manufacturing Machines
The problem with our US food system: the public, the government, the food manufacturers, and now low carb internet sellers are not on an even playing field and the food consumer is at the bottom of the heap. People, who do not or can not cook from scratch, are at a distinct disadvantage in that they need to rely heavily on packaged food nutritional facts labels. Certainly we all read these labels but what is one to do when a company is blatantly falsifying their labels? This site is an unearthing of the sleezy, slimey, underbelly of the low carb internet website world.
For the second time Whole Foods Market has been caught selling falsely labeled products after notification but this time, it is one of their own brands. Whole Foods knowingly sold its store brand 365 Plain Yogurt which contains a sugar content nearly six times the amount stated on the product’s nutritional label and there have been lawsuits filed in several states. “Whole Foods has it produced, advertises it & makes the label.” I personally believe it is time for Whole Foods to stop poisoning diabetics. First they sold Julian Bakery‘s falsely labeled low carb products and now their own private label products. Where does it stop?
I don’t know where it stops but I do know it can start the day you decide to cook your own food. I have published well over 550 Low Carb Keto Paleo Diabetic Chef’s Recipes and 1000s of recipes on various other terrific low carb sites and here is a link to a list of just some of them.
Julian Bakery the company I started this falsely labeled low carb journey with, was patently lying. They were using ingredients like Teff, Kamut, Amaranth, Quinoa, Spelt, and Brown Rice Flour which are all very intensely heavy in carbohydrates. Someone who might consider themselves relatively knowledgeable could end up in the dark with the use of these ingredients in a bread product. After all, didn’t the label state 1g net carbs? Why wouldn’t you believe the label? Well people did-by the hundreds of thousands and didn’t seem to either understand and/or care what was in the products. Most people liked it and purporting to have 1g net carbs, 12g protein and 109 calories they were breads for everybody and everything. These breads were everywhere. Hundreds of health food stores across the country were carrying them and the giant of supposed health food grocery stores, Whole Foods Market, was (is) carrying them. A pretty ringing endorsement if ever there was one. The only problem: I came along, looked at the ingredients, glucose tested it on myself, and realized there was something drastically wrong. My blood sugar shot from a fasting 106 peaking at 249 and to this day is the highest reading I have ever recorded. I took the bread to be tested and the rest is history. I have displayed my personal testing on the appropriate pages and the rest on the other personal glucose tested products page.
I am going to outline these falsely labeled products as I see them and specifically name the people who are selling these poisons to you. Some of you may well recognize the larger internet players and some of you may have ordered these same products from them.
It is high time that someone, anyone, start bringing all of these Low Carb Scam Artists, companies, and falsely labeled products being sold to the low carb community, and especially to diabetics, into the light of day. When it comes to small companies who falsely label their products, the FDA and FTC are mostly in over their heads. The FDA and The Center For Science In The Public Interest (Cspinet) are so busy trying to grab headlines, fighting with each other, going after the larger higher profile companies and making bigger names for themselves, that the smaller companies are flying below their radar screens. As more and more smaller companies realize they can get away with false labeling they are joining their dishonest colleagues.
There are many people who have voiced questions and concerns on blogs and forums regarding certain low carb products and mostly they have only been discussed. We are going to go one step further. Not only will I shed light on the products themselves, I am going to shed light on the internet website purveyors who are knowingly selling these products and yes, they do know, because I have told them multiple times.
I have had many of these products tested through Exova Food Laboratory here in Portland, OR. As we know people are capable of lying, lab results do not. I also have carefully documented my own blood glucose levels, testing many of the suspected products. Most have been very bad and yes, a couple of times I have been very pleasantly surprised.
Do we really want to support the internet businesses that have been and continue to sell us falsely labeled products in the name of money at the expense of our health?
Ronald Reagan famously said, “Trust But Verify”. At the signing of the INF Treaty, his counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev responded: “you repeat that at every meeting,” to which Reagan answered: “I like it”…I like it too.
My husband (a T2 diabetic) and I were floored by this. While Julian Bakery products are available in Canada, I’ve never purchased any. I find Whole Foods a bit in the pricy side and it’s right downtown (Ottawa), so I don’t go there. I was surprised that a company as large as Whole Foods would do this. This is a serious offence in Canada. I’m going to forward this to the Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
My husband was diagnosed in September 2019 and we are still trying to adapt. He has managed to keep his blood sugar under control by following a Keto diet, and intermittent fasting. I am a terrible cook/baker, but your recipes look like I can follow them. I’m certainly going to try.
I see one can subscribe to your site. I would certainly like to do that.
Thanks
Laurie & John
Hi Laurie,
Hi Laurie,
So glad you think you can make some of my recipes. As to subscribing to my newsletter and new recipes, if I were you I would wait for another week or two. I have a new site at http://www.diabeticchefsrecipes.com which is live but does not have the MailChimp newsletter set up yet. New site is relatively easy to navigate so please, give it a try.
Deborah
Thanks Deborah, will do!
website still operational? trying to subscribe for recipes but not having success on 6/2020
I’m glad I found this..thank you for your efforts!
I make Chocolate Zucchini bread for snacking. Asiago Cheesy bread to accompany meals with almond flour/almond meal. I also use 647 bread Old Tyme, wheat bread made by Schmidt. Also if nothing is available Pumpernickel is always a good choice. I don’t eat very much bread. I try to limit bread intake to no more than 3, tops 4 slices a week. Witbs,sometimes I don’t always have time for prepping these breads, or I run out of 647 and the store in my area that carries it is a little far away and I can’t always get there.When I do, and freezer space allows for it, I buy 3-4 loaves and freeze it. . I have never purchased low carb products online. UNTIL, this week. Does anyone know anything about Lindadietdelights.com low carb snacks and breads? I recently ordered the sampler box of cookies, cake, and pasta, but have not received it yet. Then, this morning I came across this site and now I am leery. Is anyone familiar with the aforementioned online company? AND, if so, what has been your experience with their products?
Pumpernickel bread has a fairly low GI index, which is good for a person with diabetes, but it still contains the carbs.
What are your thoughts on ThinSlim Breads or Great Low-Carb Bread Company? Both claim to be at 1-2 grams of carbs per slive
Deborah i had a question. I was wondering do you know anything about thin slim products or the great low bread company? Im trying to find a good real low carb company but i do not know whos real or not. Please help
David,
I would recommend the Thin Slim Love The Taste Bread which you can buy directly from the company http://www.lindasdietdelites.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1162&gclid=COywyfnyisYCFQJsfgodHB4ADQ or through Netrition http://www3.netrition.com/thinslim_foods_bread.html The fellow that owns The Great Low Carb Bread Co. is a shady character.
Hope this helps, Deborah
Thank you so much that helps a lot. I just ordered some items from them. I appreciate your help deborah . Have a wonderful weekend :)
I am still looking for a moderately-priced, low carb bread. I have been eating the LC Foods bread with success but the cost is high so I tried Love-The-Taste Bread from LindasLowCarbDelites and got a nasty glucose spike from this “one carb per slice” stuff.
What about the “dieters dream” 5 net carb bread line in Krogers?
Where can I see the results of the lab testing these products? I dont eat them, never even heard of them, but I’m curious to see these lab results?
Marie,
I have never posted any lab results because to laypeople they look like gibberish. It you go to the Julian Bakery Button at the top on the right and look under the Heath Squier picture you will see Five Julian Bakery Bread vs Lab Results Compared Side By Side. Click on it and you will get translated results. The actual lab results were sent to the FDA and they understood them perfectly. The result: None of the 21 breads that Julian Bakery was making at the time I began this journey are currently being made .
Deborah
Thanks I wanted to just look at it and see what this looks like.
You can look at one of Julian Bakery’s lab tests here: http://www.julianbakery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/paleoalmond.pdf
Have you tested anything from LC Foods – http://www.holdthecarbs.com/index.php?route=common/products ? It would be wonderful if their products are what they say they are!
Melissa,
No, I have not had any of their products tested. The cost to test one product is nearly $700. so I have focused on foods that I pretty much know are falsely labeled. Look at their lists of ingredients…not very pretty…and I consider most of them some of the FrankenFoods I talk about on another page. About the only thing I can say regarding the ingredients is that they are not high carb. Think about this. You pay somewhere between $8-$12 for a dry mix and probably about a dollar per item for shipping. Then you add your own yeast, butter, oil, walnuts, or whatever and then look at the size of what they call a serving. For a small loaf of what they call bread you are talking somewhere close to $10-14 and certainly lots more for “chocolate chip cookies”. Add your time, any specialized equipment you might need (i.e. a waffle maker) and then look at what you are eating-a bunch of chemically engineered ingredients.
You could buy a boatload of healthy food just for the cost of a few cookies.
Much better to buy your own healthy ingredients for any of the few things I looked at on the LC Foods website and put your time to much better
use.
Anyway that’s my take on it.
Melissa,
No, I have not had any of their products tested. The cost to test one product is nearly $700. so I have focused on foods that I pretty much know are falsely labeled. Look at their lists of ingredients…not very pretty…and I consider most of them some of the FrankenFoods I talk about on another page. About the only thing I can say regarding the ingredients is that they are not high carb. Think about this. You pay somewhere between $8-$12 for a dry mix and probably about a dollar per item for shipping. Then you add your own yeast, butter, oil, walnuts, or whatever and then look at the size of what they call a serving. For a small loaf of what they call bread you are talking somewhere close to $10-14 and certainly lots more for “chocolate chip cookies”. Add your time, any specialized equipment you might need (i.e. a waffle maker) and then look at what you are eating-a bunch of chemically engineered ingredients.
Anyway that’s my take on it.
Heath, I understand that you are frightened and in your position who wouldn’t be? The Julian Bakery Empire, built on a foundation of sand, has pretty well been washed out to sea by the ocean tide waves for nearly the last year and a half.
If you or anyone else filed a patent application on any particular day in any particular year and “even if” the patent had not yet issued it would, upon the date of application, become a pending patent and yet, for some unknown reason you seem to believe that until a patent issues, you are free to infringe on it. From the two following statements you made below it is obvious you understand that Todd Fitts did indeed file for a patent in February of 2010 and armed with that knowledge alone you would have ethically stopped immediately any thoughts of ever producing a coconut wrap. You knew long before you started production that Todd had the pending patent.
“We’re also glad to note also that you have brought up the video on coconut wraps. Here’s the abstract you submitted in support of your patent application:”
“If you study the above process that you claim to have invented in your patent application filed on 9 February 2013” (Date should read as February 9th 2010 not 2013)
Improv’eat is (finally) not allowing you to post (the truth?) on their Facebook? Are you kidding me? You have deleted thousands of comments from people all over the US that wanted to tell “the truth” about their personal (negative) experiences
with Julian Bakery. Heath, you do not make comment posts-you spew poison and cause infection.
Julian Bakery built its business on a foundation of lies and manipulation to take advantage of and benefit from diabetics, the low carb community, and now the paleo community.
As for your not posting a copy of your organic certification? It is quite evident now
as to why. You simply don’t have one.
Facts to back up claims:
2010-Julian Bakery required by the FDA to change the bread labeling on not 1 but 8 breads labeled as gluten-free.
Don’t trust me? Visit this link on the FDA website. It’s the 9th listing down. http://www.fda.gov/safety/reca…
Here’s exactly what it says:
PRODUCT
1) Julian Bakery – Spelt Multigrain Bread – UPC 713926001231. Recall # F-2899-2010;
2) Julian Bakery – Bless Your Heart Bread – UPC 813926005673. Recall # F-2900-2010;
3) Julian Bakery – Dinner Bread – UPC 813926004157. Recall # F-2901-2010;
4) Julian Bakery – Pure and Simple Kamut Bread – UPC 813926009107. Recall # F-2902-2010;
5) Julian Bakery – Mama Bear Bread – UPC 81392600101. Recall # F-2903-2010;
6) Julian Bakery – Manna From Heaven Bread – UPC 813926005161. Recall # F-2904-2010;
7) Julian Bakery – Tofu Bread – UPC 813926003457. Recall # F-2905-2010;
8) Julian Bakery – Bible Recipe Bread – UPC 813926001125. Recall # F-2906-2010
CODE
All bread manufactured between 08/01/2010 – 08/14/2010
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Julian Bakery, LLC, La Jolla, CA, via email on August 19, 2010. Firm initiated
recall is ongoing.
REASON
This recall was initiated after Julian Bakery became aware that their bread
products containing Spelt and Kamut, and marketed as Wheat Free” or
“Wheat Alternative,” did in fact contain wheat ingredients.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
Unknown
DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide
2012-2013 I had five (5) of Julian Bakery’s (supposed) low-carb breads tested by Exova Laboratories Five Julian Bakery Breads vs Lab Results Compared Side By Side proving that their low-carb claims were false. Please read what Jimmy Moore had to say. See http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/…
The FDA once again stepped in and now, as a result, they are NO LONGER MAKING ANY of their 21 original breads.
NOT TRUE. Paleo Wraps are organic
First, if you really knew anything about your alleged organic certification then you would know that being located in California, you have to file directly with the California Organic program under the California Department of Food and Agriculture. (CDFA) Don’t trust me-visit the website. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&a…
I checked directly with the California Organic program and there is zero listing in their database for Julian Bakery or Paleo Wraps as either certified or pending certification. Don’t trust me-contact the office directly. 1-916-900-5030.
You are now in direct violation of California’s organic laws because you are claiming Organic Certification. CDFA law clearly says: to file for the certification at least 14 to 21 days prior to the sale of the first organic product. These are claims which you clearly state on your website. You can follow this link but hey Heath, if you take anything down not to worry. I have screen captures of your claims on PaleoWraps.com, JulianBakery.com, and the Paleo Wraps Facebook page. I am working on loading those files. Think I am not telling the truth about pre-registration: Here’s the link again: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&a…
New and Amended Organic Registrations:
New and Amended applications for organic registration must be completed and
submitted to the County Commissioner of the Principal County of operation prior to the first sale of the product.
Producers/Handlers/Processors should register their organic operations at least 14-21 days prior to the sale of their first organic product.
Here is what the state of California says about registering as organic.
Here’s the link again: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&a…
BECOMING ORGANIC CERTIFIED:
In accordance with the California Organic Products Act of 2003 and the National Organic Program if your annual gross sales are more than $5,000.00 you are required by law to be certified.
Attached is a list of accredited certification agencies in the state of California.
Your claim about having to pay extra because it costs too much? Follow the link again to read about costs.
This is copied directly from the CDFA site.
DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTRATION FEES:
During the 2010 calendar year, approximately 54 percent (1,673 of 3,079) of all CDFA SOP organic registrants paid fees between $0 and $100; 22 percent paid fees between $175 and $300; 14 percent paid fees between $450 and $750; seven percent paid fees between $1,000 and $1,500; and, finally, three percent paid fees between $2,000 and $3,000.
During the 2010 calendar year, the average registration fee paid by a CDFA SOP registrant was $318.79. Accordingly, a typical CDFA SOP registrant pays approximately 0.18 percent of their gross sales for organic registration.
Any business has the choice to operate with honor and integrity…or lie and the facts are clear. Julian Bakery has chosen the lying and profits over honesty and health. They have chosen money to take advantage of current market trends.
If Heath Squier and the Julian Bakery were dedicated to the variety of healthy lifestyles it claims then they should understand why they would want to be certified organic and verified non-GMO. The reason the USDA created the Certified
Organic program is precisely because of business practiced the Julian Bakery way. Not doing the genuine work to make sure a product you are selling meets all the claims you make and to ensure you always provide the highest quality products is not good business. Originally you made no organic claims and I also have those screen shots. If you would like those I can provide them.
If any of you believe that Paleo Wraps should have real organic certification then you can file a complaint with the state of California follow this link. https://organic.cdfa.ca.gov/Co…
And oh yea Heath, one last thing. Is Mark Eisenhart your newest in what is now
a string of paid spokesperson? Aren’t you going to hurt Paleo Dan’s, Paleo Nate’s and Paleo Princess’s feelings? I see Mark now has his first video up just spouting all kinds of wonderful about the Julian Bakery. No products shown, just gushing about how great that good old Julian Bakery is. He says “I also have acting, modeling, writing, broadcasting, and spokesperson experience”, and from his dialog and description of himself he sounds right up your alley and right out of the Julian Bakery playbook of things you say on your multiple websites. Did you write Mark’s script or as a paid actor & spokesperson did he write his own? Seriously if that man’s ethical and belief systems align with you, and the Julian Bakery as he says, then Lord help the guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6yP6GtXFUo went to his website http://www.powerwithinme.com and there hasn’t been a post to the site in over a year and I certainly could not find any recipes. Oh, he has endorsements but to date Julian Bakery is not one of them. How in heaven’s name did you find him? Another interesting take from his video: Whether Mark is from Oregon and living is California-or just went to school at Portland State here in OR, he mentions New Seasons which is a Portland, OR only, niche grocery and yes Heath, I know you have infiltrated them with your products and I find it quite sad. Is that New Seasons Market reference just for me cause…I doubt anyone outside of the Portland area watching this pithy video would recognize the name. Too bad Mark-it looks like you have begun sullying yourself with your new Heath Squier-Julian Bakery partnership, but hey, In Heath’s world it’s anything for money and I’m guessing it’s the same in your world too.
I wish I had read your review before I just ordered 3 boxes of them.
They have not arrived yet, but if they are moldy, I’m going to get my money back.
Improv’eat supposed patent has not issued (THIS IS A PUBLISHED APPLICATION NOT A PATENT). Even Todd says (Sept 4th 2013) the Patent needs to be novel and not obvious and processing is key in getting an issued patent. Todd’s patent application is not novel or obvious because five years before he submitted his patent application their was the same process and product in the book (Raw Food Real World) How can their be anything obvious or novel when someone else had already developed the same process and product.
All of our Paleo Wraps labels are 100% compliant and have been checked out by the California Department of Public Health which administers the NOP in California.
You have to understand the difference between a certified organic product and one that is not. We have never claimed our product is certified otherwise we would display the USDA Organic seal. To get the USDA Seal is so expensive because of the manufacturing process which has to be certified. This process is something we plan on doing in the future.
Please stop spreading false misinformation.
You know I wouldn’t trust ANYONE to make food I would eat that is so ignorant of English that he or she constantly uses the possessive pronoun THEIR when the proper usage would be the adverb/pronoun THERE. Go back to grade school and finish this time. In this day and age improper grammar is just lame and completely unacceptable and you did it twice within two sentences.
Are you as competent in math as you are in English? How about history, philosophy, science? Are you aware that poor spellers can be brilliant, and those who spell well and have a handle on their grammar can be dull and otherwise ignorant? In other words, don’t be so critical of others and pay more attention to yourself.
Joseph in Missoula
Improv’eat supposed patent has not issued (THIS IS A PUBLISHED APPLICATION NOT A PATENT). Please see attachment. Even Todd says (Sept 4th 2013) the Patent needs to be novel and not obvious and processing is key in getting an issued patent. Todd’s patent application is not novel or obvious because five years before he submitted his patent application their was the same process and product in the book (Raw Food Real World http://books.google.com/books?id=OuoOrPoFOBAC&pg=PT238&lpg=PT238&dq=raw+food+real+world+coconut+wrap+recipe+samosa&source=bl&ots=9jQXMjw3D_&sig=Y7qmjgfx6VkVRapLfbdSF5E_tAU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yGxUUtfyCoO0iQLh6oGwDw&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=raw%20food%20real%20world%20coconut%20wrap%20recipe%20samosa&f=false . How can their be anything obvious or novel when someone else had already developed the same process and product.
All of our Paleo Wraps labels are 100% compliant and have been checked out by the California Department of Public Health which administers the NOP in California.
You have to understand the difference between a certified organic product and one that is not. We have never claimed our product is certified otherwise we would display the USDA Organic seal. To get the USDA Seal is so expensive because of the manufacturing process which has to be certified. This process is something we plan on doing in the future.
Please stop spreading false misinformation.
Heath, you are confusing a recipe with a patent. You can discuss recipes all day long, and a recipe cannot be patented, but that does not beg the point that a patent is now published in the Philippines by Todd Fitts. If you want to argue the validity of the patent then go talk to the Philippine Patent Office. It was their decision to allow it-not yours. I find it most interesting that you continually avoid the whole organic conversation but not to worry as I will make sure the organic community knows about your duplicity. For every Facebook page Julian Bakery has there are three organic Facebook pages where the truth can be published. (Have fun tracking all that down).
Pure Wrap Facts:
1. Todd Fitts (Owner Of Improv’eats & Supposed Inventor Of Pure Wraps) filed his Philippine patent application on 2/9/2010
a. Here’s the abstract of the patent application:
“xxx The process basically involves extracting and cleaning young coconut meat, blending the coconut meat and its filtered coconut water with the appropriate amount of salt, spices, herbs, fruits and vegetables per the formula, pouring the blended mixture onto the baking sheet to a pre-determined thickness and placing the baking sheet into the oven to dry at a pre-deermined temperature and a period of time.”
b. The main ingredients listed in Todd’s patent application are “young coconut meat, salt, and coconut water”
2. There is a video that presents how to make coconut wraps (BeeRawAu, Coconut Wraps, http://www.youtube.com [online,video], December 9, 2009) which is very similar to Todd’s “invention”, and uploaded prior to Todd’s patent application.
3. The same coconut wrap process is highlighted in the following blog post dated 9 March 2009: http://www.gorawhavefun.com/raw-tortilla-recipe-using-coconut-meat/#more-1626. The main ingredients that Todd spells out in his Philippine patent application are young coconut meat, coconut water, and salt. Todd states further that in addition to the main ingredients, other spices, herbs, fruits, or vegetables can be added. The May 2007 internet post shows the same main ingredients of young coconut meat, coconut water, and salt, and adds a spice, cayenne. The May 2007 internet post also lays down the same procedure as that explained in Todd’s patent application.
Meat of 7-8 young coconuts
2 Red Bell Peppers (de-stemmed and seeded) torn into smaller pieces
4-5 soaked sun dried tomatoes
Celtic Sea Salt
Water
Blend all ingredients well in a Vita-Mix or other high powered blender. Do a taste test: if you want the tortillas to be sweeter– add dates, raisins or agave; if you want them to be more savory–add a dash or two more of the salt. Spread thin on teflex sheets and dehydrated for 10-12 hours at 118 degrees. You may want to flip them over after 8 hours. Store in a ziplock bag at room temp and they should last for a couple weeks. These make amazing wraps or snacks!
4. Another earlier post (10 May 2007) on an online forum shows the same process and product, which can be found here: http://www.rawfreedomcommunity.info/forum/showthread.php?t=208
For the samosa wraps:
2 cups young coconut meat
1 ½ cups coconut water (or more)
½ teaspoon cayenne
½ teaspoon sea salt
In a Vita-Mix or high-speed blender, puree the coconut with the coconut water, cayenne, and salt until completely smooth. Using an offset spatula, spread the coconut very thin on Teflex-lined dehydrator trays and dehydrate at 115 F for 2 to 4 hours, or until the surface is dry. Carefully flip over and peel away the Teflex sheets. Dehydrate further on the screen only, just to dry the underside, 15 to 30 minutes longer.
5. The 10 May 2007 post was actually based on a recipe in a book entitled “Raw Food Real World”, authored by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis that was published in JULY 2005. The link to the pertinent page of the book is: http://books.google.com/books?id=OuoOrPoFOBAC&pg=PT238&lpg=PT238&dq=raw+food+real+world+coconut+wrap+recipe+samosa&source=bl&ots=9jQXMjw3D_&sig=Y7qmjgfx6VkVRapLfbdSF5E_tAU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yGxUUtfyCoO0iQLh6oGwDw&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=raw%20food%20real%20world%20coconut%20wrap%20recipe%20samosa&f=false
Do you have any information on a bakery in Tampa Florida called Sami’s
This is one of their breadsServing Size:1 oz. (28g)Servings per package:15Calories:88Fat Calories:36Total fat:4g (5%DV)Sat. Fat:1g (5%DV)Cholesterol:0mg (0%DV)Sodium:200mg (8%V)Total Carbo:10g (2.2%DV)Dietary Fiber:8g (12%DV)Sugar:0gProtein:3gDietary Fiber:8g (12%DV)
We’re glad you raised the issue of a monopoly. Seems to us and many people that it is you who is trying to monopolize the market. First, you will recall that the moment our product was launched, you’ve tried every way to malign and question our right to sell the product. It is documented how you’ve questioned our right because of your supposed patent rights. Yet, when we initially requested for any evidence of the alleged violation, you refused, and despite our continued requests for you to provide any evidence, you still refuse to directly answer our basic question: how does the sale of Paleo Wraps violate your rights? We’ve asked you several times, and you have not answered. You make the general conclusion that we’ve copied your product, but you’ve never shown how we have copied it, why the process is supposedly the same, and what rights you have to an exclusive monopoly of coconut wraps. Why did you attack the sale of Paleo Wraps the moment they launched without even showing us how your supposed rights were violated? Apparently, you were bent on trying to keep any other coconut wrap from being sold to the public so that you can be the only one selling it.
Second, you tried to force us to sign a licensing agreement with you despite the absence of any evidence that you have any rights. Why would you try to coerce us into signing a licensing agreement for a product that you have no exclusivity to? It’s plain and simple, your plan was to make money out of everyone else trying to sell coconut wraps, even if you actually have no rights.
Third, you have forced retailers to acknowledge that they have “have been informed the patent for coconut wraps has been published and that Improv’eat is the only company now that has licensing rights to this patent”. The foregoing is very deceptive and underhanded, and is tantamount to forcing retailers to buy from you alone. What you’ve tried to do is to mislead retailers, much like what you have done to consumers, into thinking that you have an issued patent, which is farthest from the truth. What’s worse is that you are forcing retailers to acknowledge such deception so that you can monopolize the market. It is apparent to all that you will do anything to prevent any competition.
We’re also glad to note also that you have brought up the video on coconut wraps. Here’s the abstract you submitted in support of your patent application:
“xxx The process basically involves extracting and cleaning young coconut meat, blending the coconut meat and its filtered coconut water with the appropriate amount of salt, spices, herbs, fruits and vegetables per the formula, pouring the blended mixture onto the baking sheet to a pre-determined thickness and placing the baking sheet into the oven to dry at a pre-determined temperature and a period of time.”
If you study the above process that you claim to have invented in your patent application filed on 9 February 2013, it seems very similar, if not identical to the process spelled out in the video on how to make coconut wraps that was posted on 9 December 2009, which was TWO MONTHS PRIOR to your patent application. In the video, the lady makes coconut wraps using the same process you claim as your own. If you dig deeper, a post on a blog http://www.gorawhavefun dated 9 March 2009, which was ALMOST ONE YEAR BEFORE your patent application, explains the same process of making coconut wraps:
Meat of 7-8 young coconuts
2 Red Bell Peppers (de-stemmed and seeded) torn into smaller pieces
4-5 soaked sun dried tomatoes
Celtic Sea Salt
Water
Blend all ingredients well in a Vita-Mix or other high powered blender. Do a taste test: if you want the tortillas to be sweeter– add dates, raisins or agave; if you want them to be more savory–add a dash or two more of the salt. Spread thin on teflex sheets and dehydrated for 10-12 hours at 118 degrees. You may want to flip them over after 8 hours. Store in a ziplock bag at room temp and they should last for a couple weeks. These make amazing wraps or snacks!
Now, you want the public to believe that your process is different and therefore a source of rights, and that people copied your process when they saw your product? Here’s what you stated:
The Pure Wraps were offered in the market just prior to the video noted and people have seen our product and decided to make it but not on a commercial scale.
Basically, you want the public to believe that the moment they saw your product, they came out with a video showing the process? But at the same time, you are also claiming that what is on the video is not the same as your process. Can you explain then to everyone now how your process and product is different? Surely there’s no fear lingering that you may be copied because your application has been published for all the world to see.
We’ve attempted to post on Todd’s Facebook page the following information that we have gathered about Todd’s unraveling deception. Despite Todd’s assurance that he would not suppress the truth on his Facebook page, the following post was deleted/removed/hidden each time we attempted to post:
While Todd has always claimed his product has been copied, he has never shown any evidence to prove the same. In the spirit of the oft repeated mantra of “Trust but Verify”, we have done research to show everyone that Todd’s motive to prevent anyone else from selling coconut wraps are suspicious to say the least.
As we mentioned in our earlier post on Todd’s Facebook page, which, interestingly, have been deleted, there are at least two internet postings from two different people showing the world how coconut wraps can be made in the same way that Todd has claimed as his invention, which postings pre-date Todd’s Philippine patent application.
Now, we’ve come across a much earlier internet post that dates back to May 10, 2007, or almost THREE YEARS BEFORE Todd claimed his invention.
Here’s the link to the site so that you can verify yourself: http://www.rawfreedomcommunity.info/forum/showthread.php?t=208
For your reference here is the process posted on said site last May 10, 2007:
For the samosa wraps:
2 cups young coconut meat
1 ½ cups coconut water (or more)
½ teaspoon cayenne
½ teaspoon sea salt
In a Vita-Mix or high-speed blender, puree the coconut with the coconut water, cayenne, and salt until completely smooth. Using an offset spatula, spread the coconut very thin on Teflex-lined dehydrator trays and dehydrate at 115 F for 2 to 4 hours, or until the surface is dry. Carefully flip over and peel away the Teflex sheets. Dehydrate further on the screen only, just to dry the underside, 15 to 30 minutes longer.
The following is what Todd claims to be his invention in his patent application:
“xxx The process basically involves extracting and cleaning young coconut meat, blending the coconut meat and its filtered coconut water with the appropriate amount of salt, spices, herbs, fruits and vegetables per the formula, pouring the blended mixture onto the baking sheet to a pre-determined thickness and placing the baking sheet into the oven to dry at a pre-determined temperature and a period of time.”
If you compare the “invention” of Todd that he filed in February 2010, and the internet post that appeared in May 2007, or almost THREE YEARS BEFORE Todd’s patent application, you will see that they are almost identical. The main ingredients that Todd spells out in his Philippine patent application are young coconut meat, coconut water, and salt. Todd states further that in addition to the main ingredients, other spices, herbs, fruits, or vegetables can be added. The May 2007 internet post shows the same main ingredients of young coconut meat, coconut water, and salt, and adds a spice, cayenne. The May 2007 internet post also lays down the same procedure as that explained in Todd’s patent application.
More importantly, this recipe from the May 2007 post came from a recipe book entitled “Raw Food Real World”, authored by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis that was published in JULY 2005, which is more than 4 AND ONE HALF YEARS BEFORE Todd’s Philippine patent application. For reference, the following is the link to the page of the book with the same product and process Todd now claims as his own invention:
http://books.google.com/books?id=OuoOrPoFOBAC&pg=PT238&lpg=PT238&dq=raw+food+real+world+coconut+wrap+recipe+samosa&source=bl&ots=9jQXMjw3D_&sig=Y7qmjgfx6VkVRapLfbdSF5E_tAU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yGxUUtfyCoO0iQLh6oGwDw&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=raw%20food%20real%20world%20coconut%20wrap%20recipe%20samosa&f=false
The truth speaks for itself. It is apparent that contrary to Todd’s assertions, it is Todd who has copied from others what he now claims as his invention.
Heath, I understand that you are frightened and in your position who wouldn’t be? The Julian Bakery Empire, built on a foundation of sand, has pretty well been washed out to sea by the ocean tide waves for nearly the last year and a half.
If you or anyone else filed a patent application on any particular day in any particular year and “even if” the patent had not yet issued it would, upon the date of application, become a pending patent and yet, for some unknown reason you seem to believe that until a patent issues, you are free to infringe on it. From the two following statements you made below it is obvious you understand that Todd
Fitts did indeed file for a patent in February of 2010 and armed with that knowledge alone you would have ethically stopped immediately any thoughts of ever producing a coconut wrap. You knew long before you started production that Todd had the pending patent.
“We’re also glad to note also that you have brought up the video on coconut wraps. Here’s the abstract you submitted in support of your patent application:”
“If you study the above process that you claim to have invented in your patent application filed on 9 February 2013” (Date should read as February 9th 2010 not 2013)
Improv’eat is (finally) not allowing you to post (the truth?) on their Facebook? Are you kidding me? You have deleted thousands of comments from people all over the US that wanted to tell “the truth” about their personal (negative) experiences
with Julian Bakery. Heath, you do not make comment posts-you spew poison and cause infection.
Julian Bakery built its business on a foundation of lies and manipulation to take advantage of and benefit from diabetics, the low carb community, and now the paleo community.
As for your not posting a copy of your organic certification? It is quite evident now
as to why. You simply don’t have one.
Facts to back up claims:
2010-Julian Bakery required by the FDA to change the bread labeling on not 1 but 8 breads labeled as gluten-free.
Don’t trust me? Visit this link on the FDA website. It’s the 9th listing down. http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/enforcementreports/ucm228605.htm
Here’s exactly what it says:
PRODUCT
1) Julian Bakery – Spelt Multigrain Bread – UPC 713926001231. Recall # F-2899-2010;
2) Julian Bakery – Bless Your Heart Bread – UPC 813926005673. Recall # F-2900-2010;
3) Julian Bakery – Dinner Bread – UPC 813926004157. Recall # F-2901-2010;
4) Julian Bakery – Pure and Simple Kamut Bread – UPC 813926009107. Recall # F-2902-2010;
5) Julian Bakery – Mama Bear Bread – UPC 81392600101. Recall # F-2903-2010;
6) Julian Bakery – Manna From Heaven Bread – UPC 813926005161. Recall # F-2904-2010;
7) Julian Bakery – Tofu Bread – UPC 813926003457. Recall # F-2905-2010;
8) Julian Bakery – Bible Recipe Bread – UPC 813926001125. Recall # F-2906-2010
CODE
All bread manufactured between 08/01/2010 – 08/14/2010
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Julian Bakery, LLC, La Jolla, CA, via email on August 19, 2010. Firm initiated
recall is ongoing.
REASON
This recall was initiated after Julian Bakery became aware that their bread
products containing Spelt and Kamut, and marketed as Wheat Free” or
“Wheat Alternative,” did in fact contain wheat ingredients.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
Unknown
DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide
2012-2013 I had five (5) of Julian Bakery’s (supposed) low-carb breads tested by Exova Laboratories Five Julian Bakery Breads vs Lab Results Compared Side By Side proving that their low-carb claims were false. Please read what Jimmy Moore had to say. See http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/julian-bakery-customer-tests-low-carb-bread-claims-requests-they-immediately-cease-sales/14568
The FDA once again stepped in and now, as a result, they are NO LONGER MAKING ANY of their 21 original breads.
NOT TRUE. Paleo Wraps are organic
First, if you really knew anything about your alleged organic certification then you would know that being located in California, you have to file directly with the California Organic program under the California Department of Food and Agriculture. (CDFA) Don’t trust me-visit the website. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/organic.html
I checked directly with the California Organic program and there is zero listing in their database for Julian Bakery or Paleo Wraps as either certified or pending certification. Don’t trust me-contact the office directly. 1-916-900-5030.
You are now in direct violation of California’s organic laws because you are claiming Organic Certification. CDFA law clearly says: to file for the certification at least 14 to 21 days prior to the sale of the first organic product. These are claims which you clearly state on your website. You can follow this link but hey Heath, if you take down anything down not to worry. I have screen captures of your claims on PaleoWraps.com, JulianBakery.com, and the Paleo Wraps Facebook page. I am working on loading those files. Think I am not telling the truth about pre-registration: Here’s the link again: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/organic.html
New and Amended Organic Registrations:
New and Amended applications for organic registration must be completed and
submitted to the County Commissioner of the Principal County of operation prior to the first sale of the product.
Producers/Handlers/Processors should register their organic operations at least 14-21 days prior to the sale of their first organic product.
Here is what the state of California says about registering as organic.
Here’s the link again: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/organic.html
BECOMING ORGANIC CERTIFIED:
In accordance with the California Organic Products Act of 2003 and the National Organic Program if your annual gross sales are more than $5,000.00 you are required by law to be certified.
Attached is a list of accredited certification agencies in the state of California.
Your claim about having to pay extra because it costs too much? Follow the link again to read about costs.
This is copied directly from the CDFA site.
DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTRATION FEES:
During the 2010 calendar year, approximately 54 percent (1,673 of 3,079) of all CDFA SOP organic registrants paid fees between $0 and $100; 22 percent paid fees between $175 and $300; 14 percent paid fees between $450 and $750; seven percent paid fees between $1,000 and $1,500; and, finally, three percent paid fees between $2,000 and $3,000.
During the 2010 calendar year, the average registration fee paid by a CDFA SOP registrant was $318.79. Accordingly, a typical CDFA SOP registrant pays approximately 0.18 percent of their gross sales for organic registration.
Any business has the choice to operate with honor and integrity…or lie and the facts are clear. Julian Bakery has chosen the lying and profits over honesty and health. They have chosen money to take advantage of current market trends.
If Heath Squier and the Julian Bakery were dedicated to the variety of healthy lifestyles it claims then they should understand why they would want to be certified organic and verified non-GMO. The reason the USDA created the Certified
Organic program is precisely because of business practiced the Julian Bakery way. Not doing the genuine work to make sure a product you are selling meets all the claims you make and to ensure you always provide the highest quality products is not good business. Originally you made no organic claims and I also have those screen shots. If you would like those I can provide them.
If any of you believe that Paleo Wraps should have real organic certification then you can file a complaint with the state of California follow this link. https://organic.cdfa.ca.gov/Complaints/
And oh yea Heath, one last thing. Is Mark Eisenhart your newest in what is now
a string of paid spokesperson? Aren’t you going to hurt Paleo Dan’s, Paleo Nate’s and Paleo Princess’s feelings? I see Mark now has his first video up just spouting all kinds of wonderful about the Julian Bakery. No products shown, just gushing about how great that good old Julian Bakery is. He says “I also have acting, modeling, writing, broadcasting, and spokesperson experience”, and from his dialog and description of himself he sounds right up your alley and right out of the Julian Bakery playbook of things you say on your multiple websites. Did you write Mark’s script or as a paid actor & spokesperson did he write his own? Seriously if that man’s ethical and belief systems align with you, and the Julian Bakery as he says, then Lord help the guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gnvXS_yJBc I went to his website http://www.powerwithinme.com and there hasn’t been a post to the site in over a year and I certainly could not find any recipes. Oh, he has endorsements but to date Julian Bakery is not one of them. How in heaven’s name did you find him? Another interesting take from his video: Whether Mark is from Oregon and living is California-or just went to school at Portland State here in OR, he mentions New Seasons which is a Portland, OR only, niche grocery and yes Heath, I know you have infiltrated them with your products and I find it quite sad. Is that New Seasons Market reference just for me cause…I doubt anyone outside of the Portland area watching this pithy video would recognize the name. Too bad Mark-it looks like you have begun sullying yourself with your new Heath Squier-Julian Bakery partnership, but hey, In Heath’s world it’s anything for money and I’m guessing it’s the same in your world too.
We’ve attempted to post on Todd’s Facebook page the following information that we have gathered about Todd’s unraveling deception. Despite Todd’s assurance that he would not suppress the truth on his Facebook page, the following post was deleted/removed/hidden each time we attempted to post:
While Todd has always claimed his product has been copied, he has never shown any evidence to prove the same. In the spirit of the oft repeated mantra of “Trust but Verify”, we have done research to show everyone that Todd’s motive to prevent anyone else from selling coconut wraps are suspicious to say the least.
As we mentioned in our earlier post on Todd’s Facebook page, which, interestingly, have been deleted, there are at least two internet postings from two different people showing the world how coconut wraps can be made in the same way that Todd has claimed as his invention, which postings pre-date Todd’s Philippine patent application.
Now, we’ve come across a much earlier internet post that dates back to May 10, 2007, or almost THREE YEARS BEFORE Todd claimed his invention.
Here’s the link to the site so that you can verify yourself: http://www.rawfreedomcommunity.info/forum/showthread.php?t=208
For your reference here is the process posted on said site last May 10, 2007:
For the samosa wraps:
2 cups young coconut meat
1 ½ cups coconut water (or more)
½ teaspoon cayenne
½ teaspoon sea salt
In a Vita-Mix or high-speed blender, puree the coconut with the coconut water, cayenne, and salt until completely smooth. Using an offset spatula, spread the coconut very thin on Teflex-lined dehydrator trays and dehydrate at 115 F for 2 to 4 hours, or until the surface is dry. Carefully flip over and peel away the Teflex sheets. Dehydrate further on the screen only, just to dry the underside, 15 to 30 minutes longer.
The following is what Todd claims to be his invention in his patent application:
“xxx The process basically involves extracting and cleaning young coconut meat, blending the coconut meat and its filtered coconut water with the appropriate amount of salt, spices, herbs, fruits and vegetables per the formula, pouring the blended mixture onto the baking sheet to a pre-determined thickness and placing the baking sheet into the oven to dry at a pre-determined temperature and a period of time.”
If you compare the “invention” of Todd that he filed in February 2010, and the internet post that appeared in May 2007, or almost THREE YEARS BEFORE Todd’s patent application, you will see that they are almost identical. The main ingredients that Todd spells out in his Philippine patent application are young coconut meat, coconut water, and salt. Todd states further that in addition to the main ingredients, other spices, herbs, fruits, or vegetables can be added. The May 2007 internet post shows the same main ingredients of young coconut meat, coconut water, and salt, and adds a spice, cayenne. The May 2007 internet post also lays down the same procedure as that explained in Todd’s patent application.
More importantly, this recipe from the May 2007 post came from a recipe book entitled “Raw Food Real World”, authored by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis that was published in JULY 2005, which is more than 4 AND ONE HALF YEARS BEFORE Todd’s Philippine patent application. For reference, the following is the link to the page of the book with the same product and process Todd now claims as his own invention:
http://books.google.com/books?id=OuoOrPoFOBAC&pg=PT238&lpg=PT238&dq=raw+food+real+world+coconut+wrap+recipe+samosa&source=bl&ots=9jQXMjw3D_&sig=Y7qmjgfx6VkVRapLfbdSF5E_tAU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yGxUUtfyCoO0iQLh6oGwDw&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=raw%20food%20real%20world%20coconut%20wrap%20recipe%20samosa&f=false
The truth speaks for itself. It is apparent that contrary to Todd’s assertions, it is Todd who has copied from others what he now claims as his invention.
Here is an interesting response we posted today on Todd Fitts Facebook page (Improv’eat) but it was removed. We find this interesting considering Todd said he was going to let our post stay but apparently he didn’t like the truth.
Todd,
We don’t understand how you cannot see the posts on Facebook. We are simply posting it on the same thread that has been started and you as administrator and the public can see the posts. Why would we try to hide it when it contains the truth? We still can’t understand why you insist on claiming that you mentioned your patent application last December 2012. You never mentioned it and the only reason you gave to us was that you couldn’t supply the product because of demand. This seems clear because as you said you didn’t supply stores beginning November 2012 and went out of stock in January 2013. Please explain to us all how your pending patent application had any relevance to our request for a private label of the wraps. At the expense of sounding like a broken record, the private label service would have involved your making the wraps for us with our label on it. Our involvement would only have been limited to receiving the product and passing it on to our customers. Now why would we even speak of pending patent applications if you were to be the one making and supplying the wraps? Since you insist that we are not experts on patent law, why don’t you explain to all the difference between a patent application and an issued patent? (Keeping in mind that you only have a published patent application NOT an issued patent.
Regarding the New Gem issue, isn’t it true that you have claimed that we copied your wraps? If that’s the case, then shouldn’t we have had the same experience with New Gem as you did? You claim that you couldn’t supply your wraps because of the legal issue that hovered. Then you stated that you had an agreement with New Gem to allow you to sell your wraps, which was the main cause of your delay. As we’ve stated, New Gem has not required from us anything to continue selling our product. When we responded to the notice sent, New Gem did not raise any issues. Why is it that if your product is supposedly the same as ours, New Gem has treated you differently?
We’re glad you raised the issue of a monopoly. Seems to us and many people that it is you who is trying to monopolize the market. First, you will recall that the moment our product was launched, you’ve tried every way to malign and question our right to sell the product. It is documented how you’ve questioned our right because of your supposed patent rights. Yet, when we initially requested for any evidence of the alleged violation, you refused, and despite our continued requests for you to provide any evidence, you still refuse to directly answer our basic question: how does the sale of Paleo Wraps violate your rights? We’ve asked you several times, and you have not answered. You make the general conclusion that we’ve copied your product, but you’ve never shown how we have copied it, why the process is supposedly the same, and what rights you have to an exclusive monopoly of coconut wraps. Why did you attack the sale of Paleo Wraps the moment they launched without even showing us how your supposed rights were violated? Apparently, you were bent on trying to keep any other coconut wrap from being sold to the public so that you can be the only one selling it.
Second, you tried to force us to sign a licensing agreement with you despite the absence of any evidence that you have any rights. Why would you try to coerce us into signing a licensing agreement for a product that you have no exclusivity to? It’s plain and simple, your plan was to make money out of everyone else trying to sell coconut wraps, even if you actually have no rights.
Third, you have forced retailers to acknowledge that they have “have been informed the patent for coconut wraps has been published and that Improv’eat is the only company now that has licensing rights to this patent”. The foregoing is very deceptive and underhanded, and is tantamount to forcing retailers to buy from you alone. What you’ve tried to do is to mislead retailers, much like what you have done to consumers, into thinking that you have an issued patent, which is farthest from the truth. What’s worse is that you are forcing retailers to acknowledge such deception so that you can monopolize the market. It is apparent to all that you will do anything to prevent any competition.
We’re also glad to note also that you have brought up the video on coconut wraps. Here’s the abstract you submitted in support of your patent application:
“xxx The process basically involves extracting and cleaning young coconut meat, blending the coconut meat and its filtered coconut water with the appropriate amount of salt, spices, herbs, fruits and vegetables per the formula, pouring the blended mixture onto the baking sheet to a pre-determined thickness and placing the baking sheet into the oven to dry at a pre-determined temperature and a period of time.”
If you study the above process that you claim to have invented in your patent application filed on 9 February 2013, it seems very similar, if not identical to the process spelled out in the video on how to make coconut wraps that was posted on 9 December 2009, which was TWO MONTHS PRIOR to your patent application. In the video, the lady makes coconut wraps using the same process you claim as your own. If you dig deeper, a post on a blog http://www.gorawhavefun dated 9 March 2009, which was ALMOST ONE YEAR BEFORE your patent application, explains the same process of making coconut wraps:
Meat of 7-8 young coconuts
2 Red Bell Peppers (de-stemmed and seeded) torn into smaller pieces
4-5 soaked sun dried tomatoes
Celtic Sea Salt
Water
Blend all ingredients well in a Vita-Mix or other high powered blender. Do a taste test: if you want the tortillas to be sweeter– add dates, raisins or agave; if you want them to be more savory–add a dash or two more of the salt. Spread thin on teflex sheets and dehydrated for 10-12 hours at 118 degrees. You may want to flip them over after 8 hours. Store in a ziplock bag at room temp and they should last for a couple weeks. These make amazing wraps or snacks!
Now, you want the public to believe that your process is different and therefore a source of rights, and that people copied your process when they saw your product? Here’s what you stated:
The Pure Wraps were offered in the market just prior to the video noted and people have seen our product and decided to make it but not on a commercial scale.
Basically, you want the public to believe that the moment they saw your product, they came out with a video showing the process? But at the same time, you are also claiming that what is on the video is not the same as your process. Can you explain then to everyone now how your process and product is different? Surely there’s no fear lingering that you may be copied because your application has been published for all the world to see.
We will not be posting our organic certification as it would disclose our ingredient source which is confidential. As I previously noted our organic certificate for Paleo Wrap was submitted to the USDA as someone else had already called them to have our claim verified.
Now the USDA seal you are referring to is an additional charge and process which we hope to have on our permanent labels in he near future.
No, not good enough Heath. We all want to actually SEE your USDA organic certification papers. Your ‘saying’ anything doesn’t hold an ounce of water at this point given your past performances. Anyway you cannot put “organic” on a label or make a claim on the internet without the certification in hand. It’s not enough to simply claim “organic.” So once again, I am asking you to put up your USDA organic certification papers. You say you have them and I would think you should be extremely proud to show them off to everyone.
Deborah, Our Paleo Wraps have been checked out by the USDA and labeling claims have been proven true. Our certification is filed with the USDA which pertains to our organic ingredients used within Paleo Wraps.
Answers to your other two question:
1. We plan on doing a labeling run in the next few weeks which will add the Pending Patent statement.
2. We will be answering this question with a lengthy article in the next few
weeks which will also highlight the two criminal cases against Todd Fitts in the Philippines.
Heath, I would still like the two questions asked below to be answered. It doesn’t look very good-not answering questions and here’s an even more serious question for you.
In virtually all your “Primal Dan” Paleo Wraps videos (or any of your other “spokespeople” for that matter) he states your Paleo Wraps are organic and indeed you claim on the label: “Derived From Organic Coconuts” Who has certified the coconuts you use as organic? Wouldn’t that be the USDA? And if you are USDA organic certified wouldn’t you be proud enough of that to put it on your labels?
You seemed to have had no problem hounding Todd about showing you all his paperwork so I would ask you something that should be very easy for you to answer and show the world. I would like you to put up your USDA organic coconut certification.
Are you getting the idea here Heath? You have stated all over the internet and on your own websites that your Paleo Wraps are organic.
Now please prove it by showing all of us your USDA certification because one
thing I know for sure; you don’t even want to get sideways or tangle with the USDA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih7SdynZzE8
Raw Organic Coconut Wraps / Paleo Wraps By Julian Bakery.
These coconut wraps are Vegan, Low Carb, Grain Free, Gluten Free & 100% Paleo Low Calorie, Delicious Tasting, Ideal For Your Low Carb Diet!
http://paleowrap.com/
This Paleo staple is extremely pure given that they are madefrom hand-harvested, unadulterated organic coconuts with absolutely no unnatural preservatives added.
https://www.julianbakery.com/paleo-product/paleo-wraps/
Paleo Wraps contain two simple ingredients: *Coconut Meat, and *Coconut Water (*Derived From Organic Coconuts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqKYSfjSqTs&list=PL1v3iSmEtQFdnevBaM7-_WgDxkYmfoQbH
On this video Dan says gluten free and organic of course.
The list could go on and on.
Let’s try this again Heath. I asked: Who is making your Paleo Wraps? Is it Todd’s old manufacturer or someone else? Your answer below leads to one more question: Approximately when is your next expected label run?
Interesting dissertation and I only had two questions, neither of which you answered.
Deborah,
1. We do have a pending Patent application also and this will be printed onto our labels on our next label run.
2. In reference to your other question I would say that Todd Fitts has crossed many people in the Philippines and has created large debts. He will have to face the wrongs he has committed.
Happy Friday Deborah! At the outset, I cannot understand why you would think Todd and I are in “cahoots”. From the very beginning, he’s been antagonistic and has maligned our company and products. In any case, it’s best we get down to the very crux of this issue. Todd claims that the sale of Paleo Wraps violates his patent, to wit:
“Interestingly, we have a pending patent on making coconut wraps and have found another company has violated our patent.”
If you read this statement, Todd makes a claim that he has a pending patent, and also a claim that his patent is being violated. It’s quite convenient for Todd to mix the two principles of a pending patent and an issued patent and confuse consumers. He has repeatedly tried to create the impression that there is such violation:
1. In his post on Facebook on July 10 he states:
We have a pending patent on coconut wraps that we believe has been violated by another company now making coconut wraps even after they were informed of our pending patent.
2. In his post on Facebook on August 2 he states:
Keep in mind we also have a pending patent for making coconut wraps that we will enforce once it is published any week now.
3. In his post on Facebook on September 3 he states:
We hope you understand our position of respecting intellectual property rights and not wanting to be hypocritical given we would like others to respect our rights on our pending patent for coconut wraps.
4. In his post on Facebook on September 30 he states:
On another positive note, the patent for coconut wraps has been published which finally confirms our exclusive legal rights to offer them to you and protection from violators. This patent allows legal action to be taken against the manufacturer duplicating the coconut wraps illegally and charging a higher price.
You also have been led to believe that Todd’s statements about a pending patent being the same as an issued patent are true. In your site, you state the following:
Why on earth would Todd Fitts buy from Heath Squier and Julian Bakery when Todd owns the patent?
Now Heath says his Paleo Wraps only have two ingredients. Does Heath think somehow that by dropping the Himalayan Salt that he is no longer violating Todd’s patent?
You have already concluded that Todd has an issued patent that is protected under the law, when in fact there is no issued patent to speak of. As I have mentioned numerous times on your site, there is a difference between a pending patent application and an issued patent. The latter grants rights to the owner of the patent the right to prevent others from infringing on the patent claims, while the former does not.
So let’s go back to where it all started. In December 2012, I spoke with Todd and brought up the idea of having a private label of the wraps for our brand. Todd told me specifically that he couldn’t do so because he couldn’t keep up with his own demand, so he wouldn’t have any excess to provide the private label service. However, Todd claims in public that he told me that he had a pending patent application, which was the reason why he couldn’t provide the product under a private label. Please think through this last statement of his. If Todd indeed made that statement, what relevance does a pending patent application have to providing a private label service? The private label service would have involved making the product for us and placing our own label. We would simply receive the product packed and ready to be sold to our customers. What does the pending patent application have to do with performing such service? Todd would be making the product and we would have been subject to his conditions for the use of the product. Yet, he claims his pending patent application was the basis for refusing to provide the private label service. But this just doesn’t make any logical sense and does not line up with the facts. If you look at Todd’s story, the reason he told me that he couldn’t provide the wraps, which was due to a large demand, coincides with what he has communicated to his customers. Thus, if you look at his Facebook post on January 8, 2013, he made the announcement that he would be out of stock soon. This was the only reason he gave me for refusing to do the private label service.
Fast forward to June 2013 when our Paleo Wraps were launched. Todd calls me and mentions to me for the first time that he has a pending patent application. He was friendly during his call and I asked him if he could provide more information about the supposed patent application, because I needed to verify if indeed he was telling the truth. Todd obliged and said that he would be able to provide the same within 4 weeks. Before the 4 weeks elapsed, sometime early July 2013, Todd calls me again, this time more hostile and asking me to sign a licensing agreement, without, mind you, any evidence that he has any patent rights. I mentioned to him that he should first establish patent rights and that I’m in violation of the same before I could consider signing any such licensing agreement. Todd wouldn’t hear of it and he said I should let him know what my decision is within a few days. I repeated to him that I needed to see first what rights he had so that I could make an informed decision, but Todd was unrelenting and did not want to disclose anything further. He claimed that if ever he was going to provide information about his rights, it would be directly to the manufacturer. He then proceeded to state that he would only deal with our manufacturer since our sales were in the US and his patent application was pending in the Philippines. Let me ask you this, if someone tells you to sign a licensing agreement to provide royalties for a product you are selling, would you do so without seeing the basis?
Todd has always claimed that he couldn’t reveal information about his patent application because it would jeopardize the secrecy of his claims. If this is so, how is it that he could attack Paleo Wraps and claim conclusively that his patent application was being violated when first, he had no rights to protect in the first place because he does not have an issued patent, and second, assuming he even did have rights, his claims were kept in secret and thus could not be copied?
The question therefore is, how are the Paleo Wraps in violation of Todd’s rights? According to Todd, his patent application is being violated because there is another product out in the market that is similar to the product he used to sell. But how can one claim any violation if there is no right to protect in the first place? The answer is quite obvious.
Since you are in close contact with Todd, perhaps you should verify the following with him:
1. According to Todd, we have copied his product. However, it’s interesting that his reason for not providing information about his patent application was that the information was secret until published and he was afraid he would be copied. Moreover, despite the publication, Todd now claims that he is keeping secret all other details for now because he has been copied:
Since our posts are public and read by the company that knowingly had our coconut wraps duplicated, we need to keep all other details private at least for now.
The questions are, if Todd’s product has been copied, why would he keep secret information about his patent application when we first requested it? Second, now that it has been published, why continue to keep the details secret when he’s already concluded that his product has been copied? And since he claims that he has rights to enforce, why keep details of the patent application a secret? After all, he has the supposed right to enforce correct?
2. Why did Todd all of a sudden run out of product in January 2013? According to his Facebook post in January 2013, he was expanding, but it has been ten months now and yet no product?
DUE TO WORD-OF-MOUTH DEMAND AND THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING AND EXPANDING OUR CAPABILITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES WHERE THE PURE WRAPS ARE CRAFTED.
He’ll certainly mention that the New Gem issued caused the delay. He claims that he has struck a deal with New Gem to allow the sale of his product, but New Gem has never raised an issue with us after we responded to their notice of patent. Why is it that if the Paleo Wraps are indeed identical to Todd’s product, New Gem did not insist on entering into an agreement with us to continue selling Paleo Wraps, yet he needed four months to negotiate an agreement with New Gem?
3. Todd seems to claim an absolute monopoly of producing wraps, but the YouTube video he posted, which was uploaded by a third party before Todd even filed his application, shows a way by which to make coconut wraps. Does this mean if any other company used the same process and ingredients shown in the video, that company would be in violation of Todd’s rights? The ingredients in the video are exactly the same as the ingredients Todd used in his product, and the process is the same as written in Todd’s patent application.
Thank You As Always: Heath Squier / Julian Bakery, Inc.
I have long believed that Heath Squier is having his Paleo Wraps made by the same manufacturing company that made the Improv’eat Pure Wraps. (Please Read Above) One would assume that since Pure Wraps was a one-of-a-kind product, whatever methodology and machinery it took to make them would be pretty specialized and why would there just happen to be two companies in the Philippines who could make these same very specialized products, one apparently sitting idle, and the other producing Pure Wraps.
In the beginning I thought maybe Todd Fitts was in cahoots with Heath Squier so instead of just guessing I actually called (Trust But Verify) and ended up having quite a lengthy conversation with Todd.
In light of the nasty post below from Heath, it appears this assumption may have been true. I mean seriously, if Heath is in San Diego, CA and the head honcho of a bakery going nuts running around putting out fires, how would he get all his information regarding Todd’s patent in the Philippines if he didn’t have someone hand-feeding it to him and who better than Todd’s former manufacturer? I mean come on, lets get real here, there are only 24 hours in a day and one assumes Heath sleeps some of those hours.
So come on Heath, who is making your Paleo Wraps? Is it Todd’s old manufacturer or did you go with that other company and their new equipment just sitting there idling time, and on your own, make so many contacts in the Philippines as to be unbelievable?
Heath has said he has a pending patent which leads to another question. Why don’t YOU have patent pending on YOUR packaging since you have questioned
why Todd doesn’t?
I allow Heath to spew his nastiness on this website and it is certainly more that he allows. You will never see a negative post on any of his sites.
Improv’eat supposed patent has not issued (THIS IS A PUBLISHED APPLICATION NOT A PATENT). Please see attachment.
The Julian Bakery is not violating anyone’s patent. His application does not cover the United States and his Application only covers the Philippines.
We do have a pending Patent application also and it will cover the U.S. Please get your facts straight before you start spreading more false information.
We will be publishing information against Todd about a swindling case that involves his past business partners and how he left them with a huge bill. This is why he
was really no longer able to produce his wraps.
We have learned he has left many debts with partners in the Philippines and the true reason he is no longer able to product.
We have never shown any proof that violate anyone’s issued patent.
Thank You,
Heath Squier -CEO
_____________________________
Julian Bakery, Inc.
Both Todd Fitts and I have maintained that Improv’eat has had a pending patent for some time. That time has now come as Todd’s patent was recently published. Furthermore, Todd and the CEO of NewGem Foods, Matthew de Bord, have come to an agreement which allows Improv’eat to have The Pure Wraps once again sold in the US and Canada. Todd believes The Pure Wraps will be available by late November or early December, 2013.
So if Heath Squier has anything to say I would love to have him say it right here where many times he has call Todd and me liars. A few of Heath’s exact words to Todd have been:
“It is difficult to believe the words of a person whose lies and misleading statements continue to infect the internet and minds of people”.
“alleged pending patent application”
If it is true that Todd filed a patent application, and he is confident that a patent will issue, what damage can we do? An issued patent protects Todd and his stakeholders, and if the Paleo Wraps infringed on his claims they would be protected.”
“The fact is that Todd has no patent, and has refused to provide us evidence of his alleged patent application, and if the patent issues, how we can be considered in violation of his claims”.
And to me he says: “If you change your site to actually show the truth on the pages you post then I would gladly promote your site like I do Gary Collins and many others”.
In yet another moment of panic on July 14, 2013 Heath sent me this email:
Deborah, “We have a pending patent in Philippines. We are not in violation of anyone’s Patent. As you know our products are lab verified and accurate. We would not be allowed to sell a product if it was under patent. Thank you”
So Heath, pray tell, what say you now?
Deborah, I just discovered your website and I’m amazed at all the good stuff that’s there.
Obviously, because of the shear volume, it’s going to take some time to go through it all
but that’s a good thing and I look forward to it.
Looking for a real low carb bread? Just go to Trader Joe and buy the sprouted grain bread, TJ’s own sprouted grain bread-not that other fake low carb sprouted grain bread.
Now I don’t know if it has been tested. But eating it for years and no blood sugar issues with it.
It has just 4g carbs per slice. That’s right. You heard right.
Comes in three varieties, wheat, rye and multi grain. Nice fiber, fat and protein balance.
Of course, better toasted. Great with coconut creme with almond butter.
Forget all these other fakes out there.
I like it too. My husband likes the rye. Unfortunately Tj’s is about 20 miles away from us. We make the trip about every six weeks or so and buy two or three of each and freeze them. They freeze great. It is nice to have a piece of real toast for breakfast now and then.
it says 19g 5g fiber.
They changed it a few months ago.
One of the things I learned long ago about Heath Squier is that he reacts very quickly. When anyone makes a comment on any blog anywhere on the internet that he believes will hurt Julian Bakery or himself he will post a very fast rebuttal comment as has been evidenced here with his hasty, pithy interview with Gary Collins. He allows no negative feedback on his Facebook and he allows no negative comments on any of his website pages. So Heath, we have waited two days for you to answer the questions posed to you by Carol S. on Tuesday and I would like to know why? They are two very simple questions and we are all waiting for your answers. Have you lost your voice?
I would also like to add a question: If you do have a pending patent on what date was it submitted?
Lastly, I am apologizing because it has become necessary to monitor and approve the “Comments” made here. Not because I would stifle any comment but because I am getting spam so until I figure out how to stop it…I don’t want spam and I don’t wish to subject any of you who signed up to get updates to get them either. Sorry.
I have read all the comments on the Home page and the Julian Bakery page. I don’t have a particular interest in either of the companies mentioned (Julian Bakery or Improv’eat), except I did order the old Julian Bakery bread one time.
I have a couple of questions for Heath Squire. First, it seems to be a big deal to you that Todd Fitts does not have a pending patent and I since I don’t see any indication on your packaging that you have patented your wrap, I am wondering; does Julian Bakery have a pending patent on their Paleo Wraps and if they do is it in the United States or the Philippines or both? It seems to me that two companies cannot have a pending patent on the same product.
Also, it seems reasonable that Mr. Fitts, perhaps upon advice of council, hasn’t given you a copy of his pending patent for good reason, since it looks as though you may have been less than forthcoming with accurate information in the past (read the Five Julian Bakery Breads vs Lab Results Compared Side By Side).
Second, you state that you “were toying with the idea of using Himalayan salt because of its benefits but after realizing that it greatly increases the sodium content of the product, we decided to remove it.” The reason I bring it up is because I’ve watched a few Julian Bakery recipe videos and find it curious that you don’t list Himalayan salt as an ingredient in your wraps but in your early recipe videos you have it as a “listed ingredient” while in a later video recipe of your wraps Himalayan salt is just used. What’s the deal with this? I mean, to me it looks like you decided to avoid the appearance that your wrap is an exact duplicate of Mr. Fitts’ wraps. Is that the reason?
Carol S.
Dear Todd,
It is difficult to believe the words of a person whose lies and misleading statements continue to infect the internet and minds of people. The public has seen how you masterfully shift the blame on third parties such as government officials and New Gem’s patent for your failed promises. It really is easy to hide behind your stories of alleged requests for bribes. But don’t you think it is unfair to lay blame on government officials who have no chance to defend themselves in the forum where you have narrated your story? You have also said that New Gem’s patent does not apply to you, stating “We believe their patent does not cover The Pure Wraps since we use different ingredients, techniques and have different outcomes”. But now you reason that you are doing the right thing by withholding the product from your customers, customers who have relied on your empty promises for several months to the detriment of their own business? We have had customers approach us asking for the Paleo Wraps and complaining that you have left them to deal with a lot of lost business because of your continued failure to live up to your promises. If you really believe your product, process, ingredients, techniques are different from New Gem’s products, then you are not in the wrong. You are not violating any laws or infringing on any patents even if you continue to sell your product notwithstanding New Gem’s patent. The only wrong thing you are doing is depriving your customers of the business that you made them believe existed, and which they relied upon because of your actions and statements.
It’s really interesting how well you’ve skirted around the issue of the difference between a pending patent and an issued patent. It will serve you well to stop misleading people into believing you have an enforceable right at the present time. You have already admitted that you do not have a patent, so what is it that you are trying to enforce? You attacked us publicly saying that you have a pending patent and initially making veiled references to us in your posts on the internet about our alleged violation. Kindly explain to the public what right of yours that we are violating. And please add to that an explanation as to why you have targeted us and yet refuse to explain to us the basis of your actions. You claim that it should be our supplier that should receive a supposed “cease and desist” letter, but you continue to question our right to sell. If you insist on questioning our right to sell, please immediately provide us and the world with your basis. I’m also certain others would like to know why you entertained the idea of buying the wraps from us.
I do reiterate that you never mentioned anything about an alleged pending patent when we spoke in December 2012. Your alleged statement about a supposed pending patent is not even relevant to the conversation we had. You will recall that we discussed the idea of reselling your product under a private label arrangement, in which you would produce the product and I would resell under a different brand. You declined the offer at that time because you said you did not have enough supply to fill your own demand. In any event, assuming you have a pending patent application in the Philippines, the same does not prevent anyone else from coming up with a process to create the wraps. Linda Milkes’ comment on this site made reference to a very good point, which you again so deftly ignored, “I don’t understand how they’re preventing Improveat from selling a similar product. After all, there’s Coke and Pepsi. Plus, I recently learned I can make the coconut wraps at home if I buy a food deydrator.” Why is it that Improveat cannot sell a similar product? You continue to answer the question by referencing the existence of the New Gem patent, but you have already declared to the world that your product is not covered by the patent. I also hope you won’t continue to blame government officials who have no opportunity to rebut your statements on your shortcomings.
Lastly, the FDA validated our claims on our product in March 2013 by taking each our products from random batches and sending it to the lab. Additionally they made me sign documents stating the nutritional information was correct. This was once again outlines in my interview here with a retired FDA agent: http://www.garyshealthtips.com/julian-bakery-defends-its-smart-carb-bread-and-paleo-products-an-investigative-interview-with-gary-the-primal-guy/
Thank You,
Heath Squier
Julian Bakery, Inc.
Heath,
I posted my questions not Deborah. As expected you continue to directly lie, deceive with half truths and avoid the fact you knew of our pending patent yet chose to disregard it.
Under point A, It is very interesting you say the FDA validated your claims. I am sure they would like to know how they (FDA) validated your claims. I have a pending patent and you were told this by me on December 3, 2012 by phone yet you still went ahead with duplicating it. We had our packaging made before filing our patent and putting pending patent on a package obviously wouldn’t scare away untrustworthy people like you anyway. Make no mistake about it that you will never be able to license from us when it is published. Your current supplier can only license from us if I decide but not you. Yes you are capable of making your product in the US as we are but you will not make them in the US on a commercial scale because of price. Yes NewGem Foods has a published patent which we respect and until it is legally determined the proper ownership we will do the right thing by withholding The Pure Wraps from the market. People can check out yelp by searching on Julian Bakery and see that you did try to bribe people to withhold bad comments and didn’t allow their comments (without foul language) onto your Facebook page. I have even witnessed a person saying on your Facebook page that their comment was deleted (my guess is you deleted that comment by now but not in time before a few witnessed it). We have been told by others their comment was deleted from your Facebook page (without foul language) so it is no surprise the owner of this forum was not able to post on your Facebook page. This is the only forum I know where both sides can be heard and where your lies and deception can be exposed.
You are an expert in deception taking some accurate statements out of context, assuming a different timeline and sprinkling some assumptions that are not accurate to lead people to a false conclusion. I trust the public will see through your techniques.
At this point I don’t expect you to change your ways and this is sad.
Todd Fitts
Founder and President
Improv’eat
Deborah, thank you for posting Todd’s questions, and welcome them as a way by which the truth can be revealed and expose the fabrications now being circulated. I have answered the questions in order.
Rebuttal to Todd’s statements above.
A. Our products are verified by independent laboratories and we post the results of the tests on our site to ensure that the general public is aware of the accuracy of our products’ nutritional information. In addition, the FDA in March 2013 validated our claims by taking samples from us.
B. My statement that you don’t have a pending patent comes from the fact that you said you would send your pending patent information to prove your claim. This was never done and only excuses were made as to why you wouldn’t send it. I told you then and I will tell you again if you can show that you have an actual patent that will be infringed through the sale of the Paleo Wraps, we can discuss a licensing arrangement.
C. We are fully capable of making our wraps here in the USA and have future plans to do so to increase production. So once again my statement that we can make them in the US is still valid.
Answers For Todd on his 10 questions:
1. Yes, I did I contact them in writing about reselling or private labeling the product. Unfortunately Todd had no product to sell.
2. A pending Patent was not brought up during the December 2012 conversation as I was only looking to resell them or private label them. Todd simply said he could not manufacture enough and keep up with the demand. An alleged pending patent was only brought up when Todd called me last June 2013.
3. Paleo, Inc. is a research and development company. This company is owned by me and its sole purpose is developing Paleo products. My company was able to connect with a supplier in the Philippines that provides the Paleo Wraps for us.
4. We were toying with the idea of using Himalayan Salt because of its benefits but after realizing that it greatly increases the sodium content of the product, we decided to remove it.
5. After talking to Todd in June 2013 he mentioned that he would provide written evidence of his pending patent. This never materialized and he ending up calling me again the beginning of July 2013. I asked him why he provide me evidence and that was when he mentioned he didn’t think it was appropriate to provide me such documentation, and that a letter would be sent to our supplier in the Philippines. I then told him that if he wanted to buy them from us that now was his chance. He said and I quote “I would need to know your exact cost on the wraps your making before I could buy them from you as you’re probably paying too much.” My response was we have a very low price and he need not worry about it. I told him he would need to prove his claim we were infringing on his patent.
6. The sole basis of Todd’s calls to me was his alleged pending patent application in the Philippines, and thus he wanted me to enter into a licensing agreement with his company. Todd knows very well that a licensing agreement presupposes that the existence of an intellectual property right that can be enforced. How can we even discuss a licensing agreement when, 1) Todd’s supposed patent application was filed in the Philippines, and we are selling in the United States, thus his patent would not cover US territory; 2) Todd could not provide evidence that he indeed filed a patent application that covers the Paleo Wraps, in whichever country ; and 3) assuming that he did file such application, that said application will be approved and a patent issued, and would be infringed by the continued sale of Paleo Wraps? When asked for evidence, Todd’s answer was that he would send me documentation within a month. It has been a month, and now he has changed his tune, saying that he cannot provide me documentation because I can do “further damage”. If it is true that Todd filed a patent application, and he is confident that a patent will issue, what damage can we do? An issued patent protects Todd and his stakeholders, and if the Paleo Wraps infringed on his claims, they would be protected. How will that now cause further damage to Todd?
What is interesting is that considering all Todd’s claims about his pending patent application, he did not mark his product with the “Patent Pending” statement, and referencing that it has been filed with the Philippine Intellectual Property Office. I understand that Todd cannot simply indicate “Patent Pending”, since he himself have stated that the application was filed in the Philippines, but by mentioning where it is filed, that would have put third parties on notice of his patent application. If you read the article to which he provided a link, the use of such a statement is very powerful, yet surprisingly he never made any such statement in his product packaging, websites, social media sites, or sales materials.
7. New Gem was respectful enough to notify us in writing of its patent claims, and did not immediately conclude that we are in violation, unlike Todd’s actions. New Gem wanted to inform us of the existence of their patent and to start a discussion on whether its patent claims were being infringed upon by the sale of Paleo Wraps. New Gem, to repeat, has an issued patent, not simply a pending patent application. In response to said letter, our intellectual property lawyer has communicated with New Gem to discuss the matter and to assure New Gem that we have not infringed on their patent claims.
Todd, on the other hand, does not have a patent. He has an alleged patent application that is pending in the Philippines, but he has decided to attack us and claim that we are now illegally selling the wraps and profiting at his expense, which is the opposite of the truth. The fact is that Todd has no patent, and has refused to provide us evidence of his alleged patent application, and if the patent issues, how we can be considered in violation of his claims.
8. This was already covered in my Gary Collins interview here: http://www.garyshealthtips.com/julian-bakery-defends-its-smart-carb-bread-and-paleo-products-an-investigative-interview-with-gary-the-primal-guy/
9. Yes, we have removed comments because people have placed inappropriate and foul language that we feel do not belong on our Facebook page. We welcome positive as well as negative comments from the public, as this is one of our primary ways of understanding our customers and adapt to their needs. Yet, we need to maintain a certain standard of decency.
10. We do not pay or solicit people to state positive things about our company. We do work with writers, bloggers, and many other people to support our marketing efforts to promote our products. Our products are sold and distributed nationwide, which requires a dedicated marketing team. On occasion, we submit our products to various third parties to obtain their independent opinions, which are published for public consumption.
Thank You –
Heath Squier
Julian Bakery, Inc.
I don’t care what Julian Bakery/Health Squier say…they are a bunch of crooks who just want to make money. I used to buy their bread until I realized it was spongey and moldy. (I saw that video of the guy washing his car, feet, etc with the bread and it never fell apart). His bread actually made my toddler son very sick. It spiked his insulin like crazy. When I realized it was Julian Bakery bread, I vowed to never eat anything from them again.
I’m with J. B. Rainsberger….we aren’t going to reward you for changing your company around and telling the truth about what you put in your products. Anybody that eats their new wraps would be a fool. There is another company that makes them that is out of stock. I would rather wait for the other company to restock then to put any of Julian Bakery’s toxic food in my mouth or my family’s mouth!
I am glad that whoever made this site is exposing this horrible company for what they really are- Liars, thieves, and money hungry. They will never get my money AGAIN!
Julian Bakery is the worst! About a year ago I ordered their Paleo bread. It was back ordered, ostensibly due to high demand. It took 6 weeks to come and when it arrived, it wasn’t fully cooked and was full of purple mold. When I contacted the company to get a refund, a week went by and they did not respond. I had to dispute it with my credit card company to get the money back. Luckily I had taken a picture of the purple mold. Now they’re blocking Improveat.com from selling their coconut wraps. I really enjoyed the Improveat coconut and coconut curry wraps. Now Julian is the only place you can get them, or their version of them. I would never patronize Julian again, but I don’t understand how they’re preventing Improveat from selling a similar product. After all, there’s Coke and Pepsi. Plus, I recently learned I can make the coconut wraps at home if I buy a food dehydrator.
If you don’t mind eating your bread as toast/panini, then this recipe has become a workhorse for us: http://www.food.com/recipe/one-minute-flax-muffin-low-carb-295649
For a savory version, exclude cinnamon + sweetener and replace with something like onion power/garlic powder/any other seasoning.
We make a double batch in a rectangular pyrex container, microwave for 3-4 minutes on full power, slice in half both horizontally and vertically, and that becomes four thin slices that work for grilled cheese, toast, or panini. We don’t need any other kind of bread.
Enjoy.
If you change your site to actually show the truth on the pages you post then I would gladly promote your site like I do Gary Collins and many others.
Questions for Heath Squier of Julian Bakery regarding “his” Paleo coconut wraps and his allegations
I believe it is critical that companies and especially those providing for our needs in the form of food can be trusted. It is well known by many that some companies have not properly labeled food, not disclosed all ingredients or have made dishonest claims about their food in order to protect profits at almost any cost. Please know Improv’eat was founded as a profession to serve instead of a business just wanting to sell for the highest profit possible. I am not against profit but it must be accomplished by providing in a legal and ethical way honest, wholesome, properly labeled life enhancing food that does not harm people. There have been times Improv’eat could have caved to greed or fear when tempted and tested but my belief is that is how small problems become big problems. Our marketing is accomplished through our service, credibility and word-of-mouth by offering a high standard of life enhancing food. We do not pay or provide other types of benefits to people to say good things about Improv’eat or endorse The Pure Wraps to give the public the perception of an independent opinion. This keeps our costs low which benefits those who really are in need of life enhancing food and makes us rely upon our service and credibility. Furthermore, we are a trust yet verify type of company and therefore we would be hypocritical if we did not expect this verification from the public. Therefore, I ask that the public trusts what I say here is true and accurate but understand your right to verify and confirm if it is true.
Heath Squier of Julian Bakery has now stated that “You (Improv’eat and/or Todd Fitts) don’t have a pending or final patent on the wraps so we (Julian Bakery) are not in violation.” Please know this is a false statement and once the patent is published we can prove it for the public to verify. If we were to show Heath Squier of Julian Bakery our pending patent he could do further damage to Improv’eat with that detailed information. To learn more about pending patents and Heath’s deception regarding them please visit this 1 page http://www.patentechnologies.com/images/Patent_Pending_LM_Website.pdf. However, we will need to provide proof of the patent once published to the company Heath Squier has manufacturing a near duplicate of our coconut wraps called The Pure Wraps. You can check prior You Tube videos from Paleo Wraps/Julian Bakery where they were promoting coconut wraps which are exact or nearly exact to The Pure Wraps having the same ingredients and the same size. The Paleo Wrap website now even claims they were created by Paleo Inc. which is misleading people when it is more accurate to say they duplicated The Pure Wraps almost exactly after being told by me (Todd Fitts Founder and President of Improve’eat) on December 3, 2012 that there is a pending patent. Afterwards, Heath still asked to be a retailer for The Pure Wraps without his brand name. He provided us his resale certificate to begin the process after being fully aware of our pending patent.
In late June 2013, I called Heath to once again inform him of our pending patent. He began to deny and then tried to deceive me by saying he would make his product in the US or license from us and wanted to see our pending patent. I told Heath I would be in touch after receiving legal advice. After receiving advice about our pending patent I was advised to only notify his manufacturer in the Philippines of the violation once the patent is published. Since Julian Bakery does not manufacture his own coconut wraps, there is no reason to show the details of our patent to him especially prior to it being published. Once a patent is published then a cease and desist order can be sent to his manufacturer. Therefore, I called Heath the last week of June 2013 and he once again said he would either license The Pure Wraps from me or make his product in the US. Not wanting to be made a fool again by his verbal promises, I told him he must put it in writing given my past experience with him in conjunction with his reputation. He never put this in writing during the timeline promised and at that point I realized he was not sincere and was not willing to back up his verbal promises. This answers his question as to why I will not show the pending patent for coconut wraps to Heath and that is because I do not trust him and have verified his reputation as being untrustworthy.
Below are 10 questions for Heath. If he does not answer them it is because they would catch him in his web of lies. If he answers them in any dishonest way, I have written evidence to prove some of his statements are false or deceiving. Hopefully our credibility is helpful to those from the outside making their own judgment calls. He must stop with his deception and outright lies and I must remain hopeful Heath will realize there is a better way, which may provide peace for him in the long term. It will be good for him, his company and those who may consume the food he offers.
Questions for Heath:
1) Did you ask to private label The Pure Wraps in December of 2012?
2) After you were told The Pure Wraps had a pending patent and private labeling was not offered at that time, did you ask to become a retailer by providing your resale certificate to Improv’eat?
3) Who owns Paleo Inc. and what do they mean when they say Paleo Inc created Paleo Wraps?
4) Did the early version of “your” Paleo Wraps have the exact ingredients as The Pure Wraps which included Himalayan Salt and are a similar size (proportions can vary of course and sizes will never be exact)?
5) Did you, Julian Bakery or a representative of Julian Bakery or Paleo Inc. ever contact a retailer of The Pure Wraps and write in essence Improv’eat was looking to buy Paleo Wraps from Julian Bakery so the retailer of The Pure Wraps might as well buy Paleo Wraps from Julian Bakery? Isn’t that misleading and deceptive since it is not true?
6) Are you 100% sure a pending patent can be searched and found? Published patents can be found but do pending patents have the necessary protection of not being in the public domain during their review? If yes, how can you then expect to find a pending patent or think it is appropriate to receive proof of it and its details for your review?
7) Just because you responded to NewGem Foods does that mean you are not legally in violation of their published patent?
8) Why should we believe you are now not misleading, deceiving or lying to us as you have in the past?
9) Have you ever taken down any negative comments from your Julian Bakery or Pale Wrap Facebook pages?
10) Has anybody in the last 2 years received any benefit (direct or indirect) whether it be in the form of cash or not from you or your company to say good things about you, Julian Bakery or Paleo Wraps?
It will speak volumes if you ignore these questions that you undoubtedly will view.
Passionately,
Todd Fitts
Founder and President
Improv’eat
Heath,
An hour ago I attempted to post on your Facebook Page and it is not yet up. Can you answer why? I have allowed you to post on this page as well as your near dissertation on the Julian Bakery Heath Squier, Bernie Madoff page.
I just made my second and third attempts on your Julian Bakery website and that too is not showing. Why Heath? It seems that all the people who say they are unable to post anything negative on your sites must be telling the truth.
You risk making yourself look foolish.
This website is displaying old information about our company. All our products have been changed (Almost a year ago) and are now lab tested. We display these results on our site.
Check out this recent article author and EX-FDA agent wrote on our bakery and the changes we have made. It is truly sad the Deborah continues to post misleading negative information despite knowing that our products are lab verified and tested. She continues to focus on the old information instead of the new information.
Check out this article here about how we actually thanked Deborah and Jimmy Moore for bringing to our attention ( 1 year ago) that some of our products were wrong. We thank them for giving us a new format in which to launch all the products we now make: http://www.garyshealthtips.com/julian-bakery-defends-its-smart-carb-bread-and-paleo-products-an-investigative-interview-with-gary-the-primal-guy/
It is truly sad that you sold low-carb products that weren’t even remotely low-carb until somebody exposed your products for what they were. I’m afraid that you lost all right to sanctimony when you defrauded your target market.
If you’re now longer fooling people, then I applaud you for that, but don’t expect us to pat you on the back for doing what you should have been doing from the beginning.
I hope to see fraud and endangerment charges against these brands at some point. It’s not OK to mislabel the carb count of foods. There can be real health consequences to this… So thanks for this! I’m glad you’re exposing the fraud…
-Michael
Aren’t there people on low carb diets who Do eat whole grains? Their diets are not extremely low carb or ketogenic, but still relatively low carb (especially compared to the way most people eat). These people might well benefit from breads that have high fiber, even if the carb content is also high. Surely, these breads are going to be more wholesome than white bread? I think it’s an individual thing. I do also think that relying on the false claims of “low carb” this or that, can be dangerous – but still, even this kind of bread, purported to be low carb, is not so bad once in a while? People eat Atkins bars & they are not particularly low carb, despite claims to the contrary. Is a piece of high fiber, whole grain bread better or worse than an Atkins bar, w/all the crap in it? Is corn on the cob bad or is it better than processed hot dogs? Is diet soda bad, or is it better than a milk shake (made with all natural ingredients)? Is corn fed meat bad, or is it ok, especially compared to lasagna (even if the lasagna is made with all natural, whole ingredients)??? I guess we all have to make our compromises. I have some whole grain bread in my freezer. I don’t know when I will have it again – I had 2 slices about 3 weeks ago. It was delicious. It’s called “Food For Life” and doesn’t make any claim (that I know of) about being low carb. Every so often I like to have some. If it keeps me away from Twinkies, is it really that bad? Here is the bread I have, w/the ingredients listed:
http://www.foodforlife.com/product/breads/7-sprouted-grains-bread
How bad is this for me? How good is this for me? If it keeps me away from cake & twinkies, maybe it’s not so bad….especially if i only have it every so often. I don’t crave it like I do w/sweets.
We decided to go 99.999% grain-free (we occasionally drink gin) and haven’t looked back. We make toastable bread using flax seeds, and it works well enough for panini.
Only you know what you should do, but you’ll learn a lot by deciding to go grain-free for two weeks or so. You might find, like we did, that you ate grains out of habit, not because you particularly wanted them.
How do the konjac noodles fare with peoples’ blood glucose testing? Dr Berstein says even filling your stomach with water can raise insulin, or was it blood sugar?
BRAVA!!! this is the kind of info that the internet is great for disseminating!
Peggy, the very lowest-carb but still-satisfactory bread i’ve ever made for sandwiches (a convenient food for traveling) has been Oopsie Rolls, the adaptation of dear Dr. Atkins’ Revolution Rolls. i make them in “muffin top” pans which standardizes their size nicely. :-)
Why not post the result of some of the low carb foods you found through testing at Exova labs to be truly low carb? Did you have Dreamfields pasta tested? Has anyone tested Dreamfields pasta with their own finger stick? Please post these kind of things postive items, not just negative items.
I tried the Paleo bread – horrible. It was like eating a sponge. Never again.
That’s what my brother’s girlfriend said. :) I do fine with no bread but my brother, and my sister especially, both really miss it. I’m experimenting with making my own using coconut or almond flour and will share with them the results. I made a loaf yesterday and it turned out really bad, but I discovered my baking powder has an expiration date of 2005 so that might be why it didn’t rise. :) That’s what happens when you go low-carb and don’t use your baking supplies.
Literally. This video is a hoot: the Julian Bakery Sponge Factory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZhkAx7SKlg
Started on lchf in Dec of 2012. Have lost 80 lbs since. Every time I have tried a “low carb” bread, My BS has spiked. I no longer try them. I’ll do without. This works for me
I too got high BS results after eating Julian Bakery’s products – I paid $7.99 for a “very small” loaf of bread – at the time I was really wanting bread – after eating it I saw what it did to me – I did not eat it again – out it went – I now have weaned myself off bread and I have a “low-carb” tortilla when I need to have something like a bun – this doesn’t effect my BS – I have lost 30 lbs. since April 1 , 2013 and still going down – love low-carb