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FDA warns Ontario holistic clinic to stop selling fake coronavirus cures

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This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned an holistic clinic based in Sarnia, Ontario to stop promoting and selling false cures for the coronavirus. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. According to the Vivify Holistic Clinic’s Facebook page led readers to a website selling products intended to prevent and cure the illness. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. “The FDA has determined that your website offers products for sale in the United States and that these products are intended to mitigate, prevent, treat, cure or diagnose COVID-191 in people,” the warning read. Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again The FDA warns that “There currently are no vaccines, pills, potions, lotions, lozenges or other prescription or over-the-counter products available to treat or cure coronavirus disease. Thus, the claims cited above are not supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence. You must immediately cease making all such claims.” Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The FDA says that the Vivify Holistic Facebook page made a post advertising a healing tea, saying: “With active infection: very strong boneset tea, to 6x day. I have used this with other corona virus infections, including SARS, it works well.” David Raes is the owner of Vivify Holistic Clinic. He told the National Post that the quote about boneset tea is directly taken According to the FDA, the Vivify Facebook page added: “Stephen Buhner . . . has done extensive research on coronaviruses . . . He has treated them very successfully using his protocols. A few days ago he posted on facebook a 4 part protocol specific for the Wuhan outbreak. The last few days I have been working very hard to set up a website coronavirusdefense.com up to sell Mr. Buhner’s protocol.” Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Raes says that the website already contained multiple disclaimers, but he took further caution by removing all references to COVID-19 and highlighting the disclaimers. As of March 10, The “coronavirusdefense” url leads to a website with a different name. There is a disclaimer on the front page: “Information on this site is educational only and not intended to diagnose nor are products sold intended to replace medical treatment. There are no claims made to cure any medical condition. Seek treatment from your doctor.” I think it's important that they are looking out for the public's safety. The warning letter, sent March 6., said the company had 48 hours to correct the violations cited in the letter, or legal action could be taken, including seizure and injunction. Warning letters against selling cures for the coronavirus were also sent to six other companies including: Vital Silver, Quinessence Aromatherapy Ltd., N-Energetics, GuruNanda LLC, Herbal Amy LLC and The Jim Bakker Show. “I agree with what the FDA is doing,” Raes said in a phone interview. “I think it’s important that they are looking out for the public’s safety.” Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about . By continuing to use our site, you agree to our and . OK

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned an holistic clinic based in Sarnia, Ontario to stop promoting and selling false cures for the coronavirus. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. According to the Vivify Holistic Clinic’s Facebook page led readers to a website selling products intended to prevent and cure the illness. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. “The FDA has determined that your website...

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