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International Aloe Science Council Membership IASC Certifies Aloe for Content & Purity PLUS Certifies or Inspects Facilities IASC Protecting the INTEGERITY of products “with Aloe” IASC Membership website RR1 Estimated Aloe Market Size: Aloe raw material at cost $125 million Retail market value of finished products that contain IASC Membership website Aloe $110 Billion 2 International Aloe Science Council Membership 415 E. Airport Freeway #260 Irving, TX 75062 Tel: 972-258-8772 Fax: 972-258-8777 email [email protected] IASC Web Page IASC Membership R website www.iasc.org 3 R International Aloe Science Council After many months of research Dr. Santiago Rodriguez, a well-versed and respected industry leader developed a study with estimates related to the size of the Aloe Industry Aloe Raw Material & Aloe Finished Products. IASC Membership website 4 For the complete study on the Aloe Market size, go to the IASC website www.iasc.org On the right side of the home page click on How large is the aloe market (Updated 10/19/04) Dr. Santiago Rodriguez Go to the Home Page and Click Here IASC Membership website 5 International Aloe Science Council IASC Founded in 1981 with Members in over 60 Countries IASC Membership website 6 IASC Mission Statement: Advance the Aloe Industry through • Education & • Research with • State • Federal & • International Regulatory Bodies Related to Truth in Labeling IASC Membership website R 7 R IASC Mission Statement: Promote the integrity of the Aloe Industry through the • Certification of Aloe Raw Materials and • Certification of Aloe Finished Products IASC Membership website 8 IASC Mission Statement cont: • Collect • Monitor and • Make information available to members regarding the Aloe Industry IASC Membership website 9 IASC Mission Statement cont.: Function as the spokesperson for the Aloe Industry to the Worldwide Media IASC Membership website 10 Many companies print the Aloe vera plant picture on the front panel of their label along with the well-worn phrase "with Aloe” IASC Membership website 11 Aloe was the highlighted ingredient in 1,557 new product launches worldwide in a 12-month period. Grape Seed Extract was the second most popular with 350 new product launches during the same period of time. IASC Membership 12 website Sources: According to the German publication, SOFW and the Vancouver Sun The magic words “with Aloe” has benefits! BUT! Please remember 2 things: IASC Membership website 13 #1. Many products "with Aloe" are manufactured with only one or two percent Aloe IASC Membership website content. 14 IASC Certification requires that a finished product must contain IASC Certified Aloe equal to a Minimum of 15% of the total contents of the finished product. IASC Membership website 15 “with Aloe” IASC is in the on-going process of professionally educating the public of the great benefits “with Aloe” provides! IASC Membership website 16 Through education and IASC Certification, manufacturers are realizing that Aloe content of “at least” 15% in Finished Products will greatly magnify the benefits to “end user” customers resulting in increased customer satisfaction and IASC Membership website Sales! 17 IASC Certification Objective: Increase Aloe content to “at least” 15% in finished products “with ALOE” IASC Membership website 18 Result: Greatly improved benefits to “end user” customers resulting in increased customer satisfaction and IASC Membership website Increased Sales! 19 Estimated Aloe raw material cost with 15% Aloe content in Finished Products “with Aloe” $750 Million Current Aloe Market at cost: $125 Million IASC Membership website 20 #2.The tragic part of the Aloe story is Aloe can easily be adulterated by improper processing to the point that the Aloe has little or no value. IASC Membership website 21 IASC Certifies the R Content Purity & Quality of R Aloe Product. IASC Membership website 22 IASC Certification testing used to protect the Integrity of products “with Aloe” 1. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy 2. A/A For Calcium & Magnesium 3. L malic Acid Testing 4. Total Solid testing IASC Membership website 23 Aloe passed the REMARKABLE test of time! Aloe vera is one of the oldest plants known to man and still receives the highest level of interest. IASC Membership 24 website Sources: According to the German publication, SOFW and the Vancouver Sun Aloe passed the REMARKABLE test of time! Aloe vera is known as the “miracle plant” and the “plant of immortality” Records from 1500 BC detail Egyptian use for burns, infections and parasites. Beauty-obsessed Cleopatra used it as part of her skin care regime. IASC Membership 25 website Sources: According to the German publication, SOFW and the Vancouver Sun Aloe passed the REMARKABLE test of time! In a Glamour Magazine article, Aloe vera was second only to vitamins when readers were asked what ingredient they wanted to see in their skin care products. IASC Membership 26 website Sources: According to the German publication, SOFW and the Vancouver Sun Aloe passed the REMARKABLE test of time! Aloe vera has long been used in skin and hair care products. Recently developed Aloe Vera applications have been baby wipes - baby diapers surgical gloves IASC Membership 27 website Sources: According to the German publication, SOFW and the Vancouver Sun Aloe passed the REMARKABLE test of time! Utilizing new technology called micro encapsulation, Aloe vera is now being added to textiles to make garments beneficial to the skin. IASC Membership 28 website Sources: According to the German publication, SOFW and the Vancouver Sun Aloe passed the REMARKABLE test of time! Aloe vera has remained in the top 10 listing of ingredients with the largest contribution to product sales in health food and health care stores. IASC Membership 29 website Sources: According to the German publication, SOFW and the Vancouver Sun Aloe passed the REMARKABLE test of time! Consumers trust Aloe vera! Join with IASC and be a part of protecting the consumers’ trust in “with Aloe” IASC Membership website 30 IASC Members & Subscribers Voting Member categories: • Aloe Grower • Aloe Raw Material Manufacturer • Finished Aloe Products Manufacturer • Aloe Marketers & Retailers - Entities that Sell Finished Aloe products Associate Member categories: • Suppliers of equipment, auxiliary products and services Manufacture Sales Representative Members: • Aloe Raw Material Sales Representatives that sell to Finished Goods Manufacturers Subscribers •IASC Companies Membershipand or individuals that seek information about Aloe products 31 website and the benefits of Aloe related to consumption by “end user” consumers International Aloe Science Council IASC Voting Members function in one or more of the following categories: • Aloe Grower • Aloe Raw Material Manufacturer • Finished Aloe Products Manufacturer • Aloe Marketers & Retailers - Entities that Sell Finished Aloe Products IASC Membership website 32 IASC Voting Membership with Benefits IASC Companies and individuals that qualify as a Voting Member cannot be an Associate Member or Subscriber. IASC Membership website 33 IASC Voting Membership with Benefits cont.: Be a part of an association dedicated to the growth of the Aloe Industry and the Establishment and Monitoring of Ethical Market Standards as the Primary Objectives Related to Truth in Labeling IASC Membership website 34 IASC Voting Membership with Benefits Voting Members receive the IASC magazine Inside Aloe The official newsletter of the industry. 6 – 8 times a year Save $75 IASC Membership website 35 cont.: IASC Voting Membership with Benefits Receive Up to 100 pages of Reference Material from the IASC Reference Guide each year Save $50 IASC Membership website 36 cont.: IASC Voting Membership with Benefits 1 Free Registration for the IASC Annual Scientific Conference Plus Conference Binder with all the Scientific Presentations included Save $600 IASC Membership website 37 cont.: IASC Voting Membership with Benefits cont.: Eligible for special pricing for booth display space at the Annual Scientific Conference Save $60 IASC Membership website 38 IASC Voting Membership with Benefits Discount price for Certification R of your first new product each year Save $500 IASC Membership website 39 cont.: IASC Voting Membership with Benefits cont.: Discount price for Re-Certification R of your first new product each year Save $375 IASC Membership website 40 IASC Voting Membership with Benefits # of People Annual Dues $1,100 $1,250 $1,600 $1,800 $2,000 Company’s Annual Revenue $0 $ 1,000,000 $ 5,000,000 $10,000,000 $25,000,000 - - $ 999,999 $ 4,999,999 $ 9,999,999 $24,999,999 Eligible for Newsletter 1 3 5 7 10 Certification fees are separate from membership Membership is billed annually . The first year dues are prorated based on the time of the year you join IASC. IASC Membership website 41 IASC Associate membership Is available to branches or divisions of Voting Members Plus Companies and individuals who are interested in the Aloe Industry as being suppliers of equipment, auxiliary products and services. IASC Membership website 42 Associate Membership Be a part of an association dedicated to the growth of the Aloe Industry and the Establishment and Monitoring of Ethical Market Standards as the Primary Objectives IASC Membership website 43 Associate Membership Voting Members of IASC look to Associate Members FIRST for Service and Products. IASC Membership website 44 Associate Membership Eligible for special pricing for booth display space at the Annual Scientific Conference Save $60 IASC Membership website 45 IASC Associate Membership Annual Fee $250 Companies and individuals that qualify as a Voting Member cannot be an Associate Member or Subscriber. IASC Membership website 46 The International Aloe Science Council IASC Subscribers Companies and/or individuals that seek information about Aloe Products and related benefits including “end users” are welcomed as Subscribers IASC Membership website 47 Associate Member & Subscriber: Receive the IASC magazine Inside Aloe The official newsletter of the industry 6 – 8 times a year. IASC Membership website 48 ISCA Subscriber Member Annual Fee $100 USA $125 International Companies and individuals that qualify as a Voting Member cannot be an Associate Member or Subscriber. IASC Membership website 49 Qualified Consultants IASC is a non-profit association and does not Process, Buy or Sell Aloe. IASC can provide a list of Qualified Consultants and Equipment Manufacturers that can assist you in building your business. Consultants are independent contractors and work on a fee basis. You Membership 50 willIASC select and negotiate on a direct basis with the consultant you select. website Stay informed! When it happens in the Aloe Industry The International Aloe Science Council Will keep you Informed! IASC Membership website IASC 51 Stay informed! Look at the lASC speakers list and topic of titles presented last year at the IASC Annual Scientific Seminar held in Seoul, Korea. Dr. Ahmed Abdullah "Aloe Vera Based Skin Care Exfoliation without Inflammation" Dr. Warren Goux "Chemical Characterization of the Immunomodulating Polysaccharide of Aloe Vera L." Dr. John P. Heggers "Combating Anthrax: IASC Membership websiteThe Anti-Infective Armamentarium" 52 Stay informed! Speaker List & Topics Dr. Qi Jia "UP Regulating Gene Expression is a Mechanism of Action for Immunomodulatory Properties of a Modified Aloe Barbadensis Polysaccharide" Dr. Chong- Kil Lee "Immunomodulatory Activities of Aloe Polysaccharide" Dr. Jai Youl Ro "New Drug Development for Allergic Disease with Aloe vera Single Component" Dr. Akira Yagi "Anti-inflammatory and Radical Scavenging Effect of Aloes in Derivatives and Glycoprotein in Aloe Vera" IASC Membership website 53 Stay informed! Speaker List & Topics Dr. Santiago Rodriguez "Aloe Production and Distribution in the World" Dr. Yin-Tung Wang "How to Grow the Best Aloe" Dr. Han Bojun "Activity Analysis of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) in Active Powder of Aloe Arboresence Mill" Dr. Carlos Macias "Survival in a rat model of lethal hemorrhagic shock is prolonged following resuscitation with a small volume of a solution containing a drug-reducing polymer derived from Aloe vera" IASC Membership website 54 Stay informed! Speaker List Topics Dr. Byung Pal Yu "Aloe - Functional Supplement of the Future" Dr. Young Ho Kim "Aloe and Alzheimer's Disease (AD): Identification of AD Drug Candidates from Aloe Fraction" The 24th Annual Scientific Seminar sponsored by The International Aloe Science Council returns to Texas September 9-10, 2005. A similar list of outstanding speakers and subjects will be presented. This year's seminar and tour after the event promise to be better than ever. IASC Membership website 55 Be There! Be There! Be There! Sheraton South Padre Island Beach Hotel South Padre Island, Texas September 9-10, 2005. Three airports are conveniently located in the southern part of Texas at Brownsville, McAllen and Harlingen. Harlingen is the most convenient airport to Padre Island. The IASC will supply you with information and various types of transportation you can easily take to make your trip as pleasurable as possible. September is a great time of the year to visit South Texas. The VERY HOT weather is over and the meteorologist has already assured me great weather conditions. This is a historic place for those of us that are involved in the Aloe business to come and attend a great seminar. Only a few years ago, a large amount of Aloe grown commercially was grown in this part of the world. This region still commands a significant amount of Aloe used worldwide. What a perfect place for an Aloe seminar. Stay Informed about the Aloe Business! IASC Membership website 56 Protecting the INTEGERITY of “with Aloe” 3 Ways! Step 1. IASC Certified Raw Material Re-certification required annually R Step 2. IASC Certified Finished Product Re-certification required annually R Step 3. IASC Facility Certification or Inspection IASC Membership R website Re-certification required every 3 years 57 Product Certification Fee Schedule Member NonMember $1,000 $1,500 2. Fee for each additional product certified at same time $500 $700 3. If other products are certified after the initial certification date, they will be subject to the same fee schedule as the initial certification. $1,000 $1,500 4. Fee for each additional product recertified at the same time $500 $700 1. Initial certification fee for first product Certification fees are separate from membership fees58 IASC Membership website Product Certification Fee Schedule cont. Member NonMember 5. Inspection Fee Per Day (Any part Per Day of a day is considered an entire day) $455 $455 6. Airline, cab, car rental exact cost and/or mileage allowance per mile (Inspector to/from airport or at certification location) $0.28 $0.28 Per Mile Certification fees are separate from membership fees59 IASC Membership website Product Annual Recertification Fee Schedule Member NonMember 1. Annual Recertification Fee - First Product $750 $1,000 2. Each Additional Product at the same time $500 $700 3. Raw Material Supplier Change $400 $600 4. Fee to certify products with the exact same formula but with different labels (The company displaying the seal must be a member or pay the higher Non member fee) $400 $600 Certification fees are separate from membership fees60 IASC Membership website Additional Expenses: All transportation, food and lodging costs will be paid for by the requesting certification company. IASC will arrange for airline tickets, car rental and hotel when required. Certification fees are separate from membership fees61 IASC Membership website Fee to Certify a Facility Member $1,000 NonMember $1,000 The certifier’s fee, airline, travel, meals, and lodging will be an additional expense if the certifier is only validating the facility. If the certifier is also certifying product/s at the facility, these additional fees are not duplicated. If the certifier is required to re-visit the facility due to just cause or because the facility has moved, these additional expenses will be charged for the re-visit. Certification fees are separate from membership fees62 IASC Membership website Annual monitoring and random sampling of all certified products or facility inspections will be conducted at the discretion and option of the IASC Certification Committee. Should a product not pass certification or revalidation is required, the certifier will be requested to revisit the manufacturing facility and the company being revisited will pay only the airline (if any), travel, certifier’s fee, meals, lodging and lab fees. This random review insures that the companies maintain product certification compliance. Revised 7/04 Certification fees are separate from membership fees63 IASC Membership website Aloe passed the REMARKABLE test of time! Aloe was there! Records from 1500 BC detail Egyptian use of Aloe for burns, infections and parasites. Beauty-obsessed Cleopatra used Aloe as part of her skin care regime. Aloe vera is known as the “miracle plant” and the “plant of immortality” Aloe is there! Dr. Lawrence Plaskett, Aloe Research Cancer remission studies Dr. Byung Pal Yu, Aloe Research Longevity - Cancer Heart Attacks - Strokes Dr. Joe Vincent, Aloe Research Bio-Availability of C&E Aloe is there! Dr. Robert Davis, Aloe Research Wound healing – Blood Sugar - Nutrient delivery Dr. Terry Moule, Aloe Research Restraining cancer cells from spreading Dr. Byung Mu Lee, Aloe Research Lab animal liver cancer study Aloe is NOW! IASC Aloe ingredient added in Consumers 1,557 trust new product launches in a 12-month period. Aloe vera! IASC Membership Contact us website email [email protected] Protect the consumers’ trust of “with Aloe” Ask for IASC Certified Aloe for Content + Purity = Quality about Membership & Aloe Information International Aloe Science Council web page www.iasc.org R 64 REMARKABLE Aloe is when it is IASC Membership website R 65 CERTIFIED IASC Seal IASC Seal International Aloe Science Council IASC Membership website R 66 “with Aloe” IASC is the way UP! IASC Content Purity Quality R International Aloe Science Council Protecting the integrity of IASC Membership website “with Aloe” 67 Insist on the Certified IASC QUALITY of “with Aloe” IASC Content Purity Quality R International Aloe Science Council Protecting the integrity of IASC Membership website “with Aloe” 68 The International Aloe Science Council IASC For Additional Membership & or Subscription Information, Please : 1. Click here www.iasc.org It will take you to IASC Home Page 3. 2. On Home Page Click here Fill in the Information 4. IASC Membership website Click here To submit You will receive a prompt response. 69 web site www.iasc.org Thank You! International Aloe Science Council Contact us about Membership & Aloe Information email [email protected] IASC Membership website International Aloe Science Council web page www.iasc.org 70