Article The Sunday Times (London, Irish Edition 03/08/2014 CCE) Bleach sold as cure for autism

I go around with T-shirt - one bought for every member of the family they read "Autism Rocks"! Coverage today in the London Sunday Times (Irish edition), page 1 and 2: Irish health, department and chemical health and safety all confirm CDS, MMS is toxic, and NOT allowed in Ireland. People selling it will be prosecuted and anyone having used it should seek immediate medical intervention. 


Considering the work in contacting HPRA, H&SA, HSE, HIQA and Ministers since before Genesis 2 brought this quackery to our attention: -

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The article was written by Justine McCarthy, Senior Writer in the Business section of the Dublin edition for the (London) The Sunday Times of  London (Dublin Edition)  [ justine.mccarthy@sunday-times.ie,  https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=139093067&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=Oqjn&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=tarId%3A1407142565368%2Ctas%3AJustine%20McCarthy%2Cidx%3A1-2-2 ]

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Bleach sold as cure for autism

Justine McCarthy Published: 3 August 2014

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THE Department of Health has warned that the sale of Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS), a bleach sold as a cure for autism, is illegal. It has advised anyone experiencing side- effects from it to go to a doctor.

The warning follows a letter from Barnardos Ireland chief executive Fergus Finlay to Kathleen Lynch, the disability minister, describing MMS as “a dangerous form of quackery which, in essence, entails aspects of child abuse”.

MMS is sodium chlorite mixed with lime juice. It is outlawed in the US, Canada and the UK, where it has been described as “an industrial strength bleach” that can cause “life-threatening reactions”. It is not approved as a medicine in Ireland.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), formerly the Irish Medicines Board, is investigating a dental clinic in the west of Ireland for selling the substance, and an individual who has allegedly been manufacturing it for sale.

The HPRA advises people “not to take this product, as its safety has not been independently verified by a competent authority for medicines”.

Medical professionals say there is no cure for autism, a neurological condition affecting social interaction and communication skills. A number of deaths connected to MMS have been reported in America.

MMS is being promoted by the Genesis II Church, a self-styled healing mission with headquarters in the Dominican Republic. Founded by Jim Humble, an American who calls himself an archbishop, Genesis II claims MMS can cure cancer, malaria, HIV, autism, heart disease and diabetes.  It held a seminar in Monkstown, south Dublin, last month, charging attendees €295.

“You don’t drink bleach, you clean the toilet with it, but parents are being told their children’s autism is caused by worms and if they drink this it will get rid of them,” said Fiona O’Leary, a west Cork mother of two children with autism.

“I look at this as a human-rights issue. My kids aren’t ill. They’re different, but they’re not sick. There are parents making their children drink this every day. They’re advised the best way to administer it is by enema to hit the colon where the worms are living.”

O’Leary said she was offered MMS by a Galway-based supplier at €30 a bottle, and that the supplier offered to give a presentation to parents of autistic children for €200.

Finlay wrote to Lynch on July 14 saying: “The MMS product is a form of bleach, which is toxic. Its adherents even claim that the side effects of the toxicity are evidence that the treatment is working. They appear to believe that autism is caused by parasites and that this bleach can eradicate them.

“I am told that there are several practitioners of this dangerous method already in Ireland and that Irish parents, many of whom would, as you know, be vulnerable to claims of this sort, are being encouraged to give this poison to their children.”

The Department of Health said Miracle Mineral Solution is not authorised as a medicine for sale or supply in Ireland. “The supply of unauthorised products in Ireland is a very serious matter,” it said. “

The HPRA has confirmed that it is actively following up on this issue as a matter of urgency. The authority said it welcomes the receipt of any further information concerning the promotion and supply of the unauthorised product.

“The HPRA continues to advise consumers not to take this product as its safety and efficacy has not been independently verified by a competent authority for medicines (such as the HPRA).

“Consumers experiencing side effects thought to be associated with MMS are advised to consult a healthcare professional.”
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