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Related Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 9. Related Transactions

On February 9, 2012, the Company and Opko Health, Inc. (“OPKO”) entered into a license, supply and distribution agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company has licensed to OPKO certain new product offerings and health care technologies for distribution and business development throughout Latin America. As of September 29, 2012, there were no transactions between the Company and OPKO under this agreement, but the initial products to be commercialized are BluScience products, as well as our proprietary product pterostilbene. On July 10, 2012, the Company and OPKO entered into another agreement, pursuant to which OPKO was retained to serve as management consultant and advisor to the Company. That agreement expired on October 10, 2012. As a consideration for the services, the Company granted OPKO 500,000 shares of its common stock. Dr. Phillip Frost, who beneficially owns 15,252,937 shares of the Company’s common stock, or 16.6% of the Company’s outstanding shares as of September 29, 2012, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of OPKO.