As early as eight years ago, the FDA began warning consumers of serious harm from drinking Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS).
Courtesy FDA’s 2010 public health warning:
‘Miracle’ Treatment Turns into Potent Bleach
Consumers are being warned not to drink a product sold on the Internet as a medical treatment after some users got sick after drinking it—including one person who had a life threatening reaction.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the product—known as Miracle Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Supplement, and MMS—becomes a potent chemical that’s used as a bleach when mixed according to package directions. The agency first warned consumers about the product in July, but federal regulators say it’s still available for sale on the Internet.
FDA says the product is sold by many independent distributors on several websites and through online auctions.
Consumers should be alert when buying such an item on the Internet because the product’s labeling, colors, and logos may vary.
According to FDA experts, drinking the amount recommended on product labels can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and symptoms of severe dehydration. Some labels claim vomiting and diarrhea are not uncommon after the product is ingested—and even maintain such reactions are evidence MMS is working.
FDA experts say MMS is dangerous, and they’re advising consumers to stop using the product immediately.
Distributor websites describe MMS as a liquid that’s 28 percent sodium chlorite in distilled water. Product directions tell consumers to mix the sodium chlorite solution with citric acid—such as, lemon or lime juice—or another acid before drinking. When the acid is added, the mixture becomes chlorine dioxide, a powerful bleaching agent, says FDA expert Charles Lee, M.D.
Lee says both chemicals are the active ingredients in disinfectants, and they have many other industrial uses.
Some distributors claim MMS mixed with citric acid is an antimicrobial, antiviral, and antibacterial liquid that is a remedy for colds, acne, cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, H1N1 flu, and other conditions. But FDA experts say they aren’t aware of any research that shows the product can effectively treat any illnesses.
FDA has received several reports of consumers who got sick from drinking the MMS and citrus juice mixture. The reports say consumers suffered from nausea, severe vomiting, and life-threatening low blood pressure caused by dehydration.
The MMS product is the invention of Jim Humble. The following claims are from his website (https://jimhumble.co/):
A word from Jim Humble
I want to tell you about a breakthrough that can save your life, or the life of a loved one. In 1996, while on a gold mining expedition in South America, I discovered that chlorine dioxide quickly eradicates malaria. Since that time, it has proven to restore partial or full health to hundreds of thousands of people suffering from a wide range of disease, including cancer, diabetes, hepatitis A, B, C, Lyme disease, MRSA, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, HIV/AIDS, malaria, autism, infections of all kinds, arthritis, high cholesterol, acid reflux, kidney or liver diseases, aches and pains, allergies, urinary tract infections, digestive problems, high blood pressure, obesity, parasites, tumors and cysts, depression, sinus problems, eye disease, ear infections, dengue fever, skin problems, dental issues, problems with prostate (high PSA), erectile dysfunction and the list goes on. This is by far not a comprehensive list. I know it sounds too good to be true, but according to feedback I have received over the last 20 years, I think it’s safe to say MMS has the potential to overcome most diseases known to mankind.
It is important to note that MMS does not cure disease. MMS is an oxidizer, it kills pathogens and destroys poisons. When these are reduced or eliminated in the body, then the body can function properly and thereby heal. I often say, “The body heals the body”. MMS helps to line things up so the body can do just that.
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The Church of Bleach:
In order to legally shelter this dangerous product under the guise of religious protections, Jim Humble has formed his church and related religion named “Genesis II: The Church of Health and Healing.” For a mere $35 one can become an official “church” member (children may join for half price). In addition, one may elect to become a certified minister of the church (video courses are available) for a mere $200. Although you must pay to view the video, it is reasonable to assume that a minster is church-speak for a product distributor.
It is also notable that Humble has removed his protocols for administering the Miracle Mineral Solution, but it is widely available elsewhere on the Internet. He also appears to have fled the US and appears to have landed somewhere in Central America, possibly the Dominican Republic, although the website does not specifically say the current location of the “headquarters.”
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So why are we even talking about such nonsense?
Unfortunately, if you go back to see what MMS is purported to treat, the MMS treatment worked its way into mainstream circles discussing the possible treatment of autism. How? In 2012, an Autism One conference held in Chicago that year invited Kerri Rivera, the founder of a “Biomed-based Autism Clinic in Latin America.”
Autism One is a non-profit parent-driven organization with a reputation for embracing pseudoscience and the claims made by Kerri Rivera remain on their website today:
38 Children Recovered in 20 months with MMS
This presentation will outline the approach Kerri has used successfully to help recover 38 children from a diagnosis of Autism. She will explain how MMS (chlorine dioxide) has become the “missing piece” to the autism puzzle for so many of the families that she works with. MMS is available worldwide, and is extremely cost effective, bringing recovery in reach of all families, despite economic or geographic limitations. This presentation seeks to prove that Autism truly is curable.
Kerri Rivera
Director and Founder of Autismo2 – Hyperbaric Clinic, first and only Biomed-based Autism Clinic in Latin America, Kerri Rivera is the mother of two sons; 11-year old Patrick is in recovery from ASD. Responsible for translating the ARI´s Biomedical Protocol to Spanish, she is a part of “Curando el Autismo” and “Fundacion Venciendo el Autismo” (Puerto Rico and Venezuela); Mexican liaison for AutismOne and ARI, Rescue Angel, bilingual mentor for TACA, and member of the Global Autism Alliance.
http://www.Autismo2.com
Date/Time: Sun, 05/27/2012 – 9:00am – 10:00am
Rivera’s full presentation and powerpoint slides remain online and available to uneducated parents. There is no mention of FDA warnings against MMS in her presentation. Worse yet, her protocol for dosing children with MMS is shared. The protocol is horrific and includes dosing children as small as 25 to 50 pounds and includes directions on giving the child enemas.
A follower (Stephen Rowe) sent me this video, which inspired this article. This woman is an activist dedicated to exposing this practice and attempting to have the administration of MMS to small children declared child abuse. Based on my research for this article, I would agree with her position.
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DPP NOT PROSECUTING MMS BLEACH MOTHER!!!https://t.co/PCvZzAy6iI
— Fiona Pettit O'Leary (@fionapettit71) September 26, 2018
Here is a now closed petition advocating for the same types of action:
The US Department of Justice has prosecuted some distributors here on US soil:
May 28, 2015: Seller of “Miracle Mineral Solution” Convicted for Marketing Toxic Chemical as a Miracle Cure
May 28, 2015
United States Department of Justice
WASHINGTON – A federal jury in the Eastern District of Washington returned a guilty verdict yesterday against a Spokane, Washington, man for selling industrial bleach as a miracle cure for numerous diseases and illnesses, including cancer, AIDS, malaria, hepatitis, lyme disease, asthma and the common cold, the Department of Justice announced.
Louis Daniel Smith, 45, was convicted following a seven-day trial of conspiracy, smuggling, selling misbranded drugs and defrauding the United States. Evidence at trial showed that Smith operated a business called “Project GreenLife” (PGL) from 2007 to 2011. PGL sold a product called “Miracle Mineral Supplement,” or MMS, over the Internet. MMS is a mixture of sodium chlorite and water. Sodium chlorite is an industrial chemical used as a pesticide and for hydraulic fracking and wastewater treatment. Sodium chlorite cannot be sold for human consumption and suppliers of the chemical include a warning sheet stating that it can cause potentially fatal side effects if swallowed.
“This verdict demonstrates that the Department of Justice will prosecute those who sell dangerous chemicals as miracle cures to sick people and their desperate loved ones,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “Consumers have the right to expect that the medicines that they purchase are safe and effective.” Mizer thanked the jury for its service and its careful consideration of the evidence.
The government presented evidence that Smith instructed consumers to combine MMS with citric acid to create chlorine dioxide, add water and drink the resulting mixture to cure numerous illnesses. Chlorine dioxide is a potent agent used to bleach textiles, among other industrial applications. Chlorine dioxide is a severe respiratory and eye irritant that can cause nausea, diarrhea and dehydration. According to the instructions for use that Smith provided with his product, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting were all signs that the miracle cure was working. The instructions also stated that despite a risk of possible brain damage, the product might still be appropriate for pregnant women or infants who were seriously ill.
According to the evidence presented at trial, Smith created phony “water purification” and “wastewater treatment” businesses in order to obtain sodium chlorite and ship his MMS without being detected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The government also presented evidence that Smith hid evidence from FDA inspectors and destroyed evidence while law enforcement agents were executing search warrants on his residence and business.
Before trial, three of Smith’s alleged co-conspirators, Chris Olson, Tammy Olson and Karis DeLong, Smith’s wife, pleaded guilty to introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. Chris Olson, along with alleged co-conspirators Matthew Darjanny and Joseph Lachnit, testified at trial that Smith was the leader of PGL.
In all, the jury convicted Smith of one count of conspiracy to commit multiple crimes, three counts of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with intent to defraud or mislead and one count of fraudulently smuggling merchandise into the United States. The jury found Smith not guilty on one out of four of the misbranded drug counts. He faces a statutory maximum of 34 years in prison at his Sept. 9 sentencing.
Unfortunately, the use of the MMS product now extends far beyond the jurisdiction of the United States.