Collagen supplement maker loses £3.6m tax bill court battle

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 16:35 · Archive

A judge ruled collagen supplements cannot be classified as food and cannot claim VAT exemption.

Tony Sanguinetti, founder of London-based Minerva Research Labs Ltd, has lost a legal battle over a £3.6 million tax bill. The company argued its collagen products should be classified as health food to claim VAT exemption, but a judge rejected this classification.

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• Collagen business founder loses £3.6bn tax battleThe founder of a collagen company has lost a battle over a £3.6bn tax bill after a judge ruled his product could not be classified as food and therefore cannot claim VAT exemption. Tony Sanguinetti founded Minerva Research Labs in London in 2009 after he “became slightly obsessed with finding a way to reverse the [...]City AM · 23 Sept, 16:16
• Maker of anti-ageing tonic endorsed by Charlotte Hawkins and Dame Denise Lewis loses fight against £3.6million tax bill after arguing its products should be classified as health foodLondon-based entrepreneur Tony Sanguinetti, 59, founded beauty company Minerva Research Labs Ltd in 2009 to produce collagen supplements.Daily Mail · 22 Sept, 10:58

In this story: Tony Sanguinetti · Minerva Research Labs Ltd · London · Charlotte Hawkins · Dame Denise Lewis

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