Other safety alerts
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| Canada: Health Canada seizes dangerous health products from online retailer |
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Health Canada is warning Canadians of the serious risks to health associated with use of the unauthorized drug product Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS) (28% sodium chlorite and 50% citric acid), which was sold as a treatment for serious diseases such as cancer through the website www.buymms.biz. MMS contains sodium chlorite, which is a chemical used mainly as a textile bleaching agent and disinfectant and may pose serious risks to health if ingested. No drug products containing sodium chlorite have been approved by Health Canada for consumption by humans. An alternate format of MMS, labelled as CDS (chlorine dioxide 8000 ppm), is also available for sale on the website and would pose a similar risk.
Consumers who have purchased MMS products on the Internet from www.buymms.biz or any of its previously used company names: www.themmsstore.com, www.miraclemineralsupplement.com, and www.mms1.com are advised to stop using MMS products immediately and consult their doctor or pharmacist.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../41859a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products.
Ends/ Monday, October 20, 2014
Issued at HKT 15:00
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