Settlement Notice:

The deadline for applying to receive settlement benefits has passed and all settlement funds have been distributed.

This class action concerns the conspiracy among the defendants to fix the price at which biotin (vitamin B8/vitamin H) was sold in Canada from at least early 1991 to late 1995.

Biotin is a water soluble member of the B-complex vitamins group. Biotin forms part of several enzyme systems and is necessary for normal growth and body function. It is essential for cell growth and replication through its role in the manufacture of DNA and RNA, which make up the genetic material of the cell.