When contacted by the Houston Chronicle, Walmart said it took down the product page for ‘Mineral Solution Water Purification Drops.’
ays after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned against people buying and ingesting products being marketed as “miracle mineral solutions” that can cure autism, similar products were still being found on Walmart and Amazon’s websites.
Amazon did remove listings for two books endorsed by religious leader Jim Humble, “Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism” and “Fight Autism and Win,” that claim to contain cures for autism. The move follows Facebook’s efforts to limit the availability of anti-vaccination and other pseudoscientific material.
On Aug. 12, the FDA released information urging people not to buy or use these “mineral” products; when they’re mixed according to the package directions, a strong chemical used as industrial bleach is produced. …
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