Saturday, November 12, 2016

The Truth about Life Ionizer's "Certificates"

Life Ionizer has been caught DRASTICALLY MISLEADING consumers about their certifications.  

They actually lied to the public about having the Water Quality Association's Gold Seal, and were forced to remove the fake certification from their site, when it was discovered and reported that Life Ionizer is NOT in the WQA's database.

 
Just ask yourself... what kind of company would actually lie about their certifications?  Is this a company you want to trust, to give you the primary component of 70 percent  of your body... your drinking water?  


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It's not hard to check whether a company has a certification or not, but some of these companies bank on the fact that most people are very trusting, and will never question whether they could be telling the truth. Companies like this are the reason we have learned not to be so trusting!

If you go to the Water Quality Association's database, you will see that there is JUST ONE Ionizer (Electrolysis Water System) that shows up in their database.



Life Ionizer has a tendency to duplicate certificates, to give the appearance that they have more than they do.

If you look at the picture below, you'll see that they've repeated three of the "certifications" twice. You may notice that they're not showing any "clickable" certifications (so you can see the actual certificate in full size, with their own company's name on the certificate).... because they don't actually have all the certifications that they say they do! 


See if you can spot the 3 repetitions in this picture, using different pictures and wording. If you don't see it, scroll down and we'll show you which ones have been duplicated.


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In case you didn't spot the duplicates (or have time to look for them).... Life Ionizer repeated 2 certifications for the Korean FDA, 2 for "Korean Good Manufacturing Practice," and 2 for the ISO (International Standard of Organization... see how they re-worded it to say International Organization for Standardization). Makes you wonder... do they even have this certificate at all? After all, they did lie about their certification for the Water Quality association.

When you are an honest person yourself, it seems inconceivable that a company would actually lie about their certifications, in order to sell machines. But unfortunately, this really does happen.  Maybe when your water is not good enough to get real reviews and you can't sell machines through word of mouth, perhaps you have to resort to desperate measures. 

They seem to think the more certificates they show, the more impressed you'll be! They BANK ON the fact that most people will never actually verify any of these certificates, or question where they're from or what they even mean (we're still trying to figure it out, ourselves). 



 

Don't fall for the hype!

It's easy to take a look at a company's website and think that all certifications look impressive when you just have a quick glance, but some really are a lot more important than others... in the same way that a LegalZoom certificate is not the same thing as a Law Degree from Harvard! Some degrees require a lot of work and effort to get... while others are not hard to get.

Some companies (or should we say their marketing departments) have figured out it can even take as little as five minutes to "get a certificate" up on their website, that will impress their potential customers .... because people will believe they have it (just by showing a picture of the logo), even if they don't show the actual certificate with their company's name on it. DON'T BE FOOLED!

From the Life Ionizer site:


This particular company has a video with a man trying to give you the impression that they have the same endorsements as Enagic. He says, "While ionized alkaline water is relatively new in the United States, it has been a mainstay in Japan for over 40 years, and is the only water product or technology that is officially approved for it's health merits, by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare - the agency that is the equivalent to the FDA in the United States." What he conveniently leaves out, is that Japan's Ministry of Health never approved their water ionizers... just Enagic's.

The Japanese FDA, like the American FDA, tends to be company specific. They are regulators. Saying all brands of ionized water, by any machine (even one without medical certification or medical parts) would be like saying all brands of the same types of drugs are approved by the FDA... or like the Federal Aviation Administration saying any company can just go ahead and build an airplane to fly over any major city...any time they want to. That's just not going to happen!

You will find many of this company's other certificates can't be verified, either. Please be extremely cautious when viewing "certifications" on any ionizer companies' websites. It's hard to believe any company would actually lie about their own certifications but... Life Ionizer has done it again and again! Scroll down further and you'll see for yourself.

As you've seen from the posts above, when you go to the website of a company that actually makes medical grade equpiment, you will see that you can actually click on their certificates and see the larger versions of them. In addition, they actually EXPLAIN what the certificates mean, so you can understand why they are so important!

It may not sound like a big deal that there are companies that have certificates that you can verify. It may not seem that important.... until you see with your own eyes that some of those competitors' "certificates" really DON'T exist!


Enagic proudly displays sixteen clickable certificates on their website, so you can see these certifications in detail (they actually have a lot more than this).  

Third party safety certification

ISO 9001
View/Download | What is this?

ISO 9001 - Proof of licensing
of Standard of Quality
and Management system.
ISO 14001
View/Download | What is this?

ISO 14001 - Proof of licensing
of Environmental
Management system.
ISO 13485
View | What is this?
Download 
ISO 13485 - Proof of
licensing of Medical Device.

Other certifications

Medical Device Marketing Authorization

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Government of Japan.Issued by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Government of Japan.
License Number: 27B2X00070

Medical Device Manufacturing license

Osaka PrefectureIssued by Osaka Prefecture.
License Number: 27BZ006010

Registration certificate of Kangen Water®

United States Patent and Trademark OfficeIssued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Registration Number: 4,063,154

Registration certificate

United States Patent and Trademark OfficeChange Your Water - Change Your Life
Issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Registration Number: 3,852,774

Recognized as a member in good standing

Direct Selling AssociationIssued by Direct Selling Association for the year 2015.

Certificate of Registration of Copyright

Copyright OfficeThe information on this certificate has been made a part of the Copyright Office records.

Registration for Kangen Ukon

FDA - Food and Drug AdministrationCertificate of FDA Food Facility.
Registration Number: 15226513166

Water Quality Association Member

Certificate of membership, Water Quality AssociationIssued by the Water Quality Association for 2017

8-Point Business Model Trademark

8-Point Business Model TrademarkExclusive trademark status
Translated Certificate

WQA Gold Seal Certificate Enagic USA

WQA Gold Seal Certificate of ComplianceIssued by the Water Quality Association for 2015

WQA Official Gold Seal Listing

WQA Gold Seal Certificate of ComplianceIssued by the Water Quality Association

100 Direct Selling News Global 2011

100 Direct Selling News Global 2011Issued for Enagic USA, Inc, #60

DSA Code of Ethics Communication Initiative

DSA Code of Ethics Communication InitiativeCertificate of Recognition Presented to:
Enagic USA Inc.