Earlier this month news broke that Trading Standards was
cracking down
on the illegal sale of Valentus products in the UK.

Trading Standards are an enforcement regulator who, among other things, regulate health and safety regulation in the UK.

On or around late July or early August, Valentus affiliate Charlotte Thompson received a visit from Trading Standards at her home.

The agents purportedly informed Thompson that Valentus wasn’t registered as an MLM opportunity in the UK, making sale of their products illegal.

Valentus to date have no publicly commented on the matter. Privately however Valentus have been holding webinars for their affiliates.

In one leaked webinar a member of Valentus corporate advises affiliates to ignore Trading Standards and continue to market Valentus products illegally.

Terry Recknor identifies herself as Valentus’ Director of International Registration on her LinkedIn profile.

Recknor is based out of Canada and has held the position since January, 2017, in addition to being a Valentus affiliate since January, 2016.

In a recent webinar Recknor attempts to reframe Charlotte Thompson’s visit from Trading Standards as a spam problem.

[0:49] Charlotte Thompson got a visit because she sent four or five thousand emails out to people that she didn’t know.

In that email she put “weight loss coffee”.

So somebody, for all I know it could be a competitor in network marketing – (that) would be my guess, they got that email and dropped a dime on this woman.

And Trading Standards, that’s when it all started.

I couldn’t find anything on the Trading Standards website suggesting they regulate spam, however regulation of scams was quite prominent.

Whether Recknor has spoken with Trading Standards on behalf of Valentus is unclear.

Thompson’s personal account of her Trading Standards visit made no mention of spam.

Thompson made it very clear Trading Standards had a problem with Valentus not being registered for business in the UK, and that (and that alone) making the sale of Valentus products through the attached MLM opportunity illegal.

Logically this would mean how Valentus’ products were marketed irrelevant (spam or otherwise), as it’s the sale of them period that is currently illegal.

A fact which Recknor goes on to acknowledge, despite her re-framing of Thompson’s Trading Standards warning.

[2:14] What you need to understand is, the products technically are illegal because we’re not registered yet.

So when we say they’re illegal, they’re not for resale there.

It’s that simple.
We’re not technically allowed to sell our products anywhere in Europe right now.

This acknowledgement raises a dilemma for Valentus, because
an MLM company without retail sales is a pyramid scheme
.

A few weeks ago, the UK was the third largest source of traffic to the Valentus website (15%).

They’ve since droped to fourth (9.8%) behind Spain (12.6%).

but the question remains: How are Valentus affiliates in the UK and Europe (Spain) r

🤖 Quick Answer

What enforcement action did UK Trading Standards take against Valentus?
Trading Standards, the UK's health and safety enforcement regulator, conducted investigations into Valentus operations in late July or early August. Agents visited affiliate Charlotte Thompson's home, informing her that Valentus lacked proper MLM registration, rendering product sales illegal under UK regulations.

Has Valentus issued public statements regarding Trading Standards allegations?
Valentus has not released official public comments addressing Trading Standards' enforcement actions. However, the company privately conducted webinars for affiliates during this period, with corporate representatives allegedly advising distributors to disregard regulatory orders and continue marketing activities.

What regulatory status does Valentus hold in the European market?
Valentus lacks registered MLM status in both the United Kingdom and broader European jurisdictions, according to Trading Standards investigations. This unregistered status classifies the company's product distribution network as operating outside legal

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