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| Canada: Miracle Mineral Solution: Ingesting bleach-like chemical dangerous to health |
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Health Canada is reminding Canadians that consuming a product sold as "Miracle Mineral Solution" (MMS) may pose serious health risks, following a Health Canada seizure of an MMS product from a vendor in Burin, Newfoundland on March 25, 2015.
MMS contains a bleach-like chemical and is being promoted as a treatment for a range of health ailments, including serious diseases such as cancer. MMS is sometimes promoted under different names, such as "Miracle Mineral Supplement," "Master Mineral Solution," or its ingredient, sodium chlorite.
Sodium chlorite is a chemical used mainly as a textile bleaching agent and disinfectant. Ingesting sodium chlorite can cause poisoning, kidney failure and harm to red blood cells that reduces the ability of the blood to carry oxygen, among other effects. It can also cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. No drug products containing sodium chlorite have been approved by Health Canada for consumption by humans.
Health Canada has taken action to remove these MMS products from sale, and will continue to take action and inform Canadians as necessary. Health Canada is also advising Canadians not to purchase these products from any vendor or Internet site.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../52719a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product. Related news has been released by the Health Canada, the FDA and the TGA, and was posted on the Drug Office website in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
Ends/ Friday, March 27, 2015
Issued at HKT 13:00
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