A controversial Washington state church planning to hold a $450-a-ticket ceremony that claims to cure 95 percent of all illnesses with a miracle solution has been slammed by the FDA, who say they're just using industrial bleach.
The Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, which has been wholly discredited by scientists, is holding a ceremony on Saturday and asking participants for 'donations' amounting to hundreds of dollars to experience 'Chlorine Dioxide Therapy.'
Otherwise known as Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS), the snake oil treatment has been dismissed by the FDA, who urgently warn consumers to 'stop using it immediately and throw it away.'
The Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, which has been wholly discredited by scientists, is holding a ceremony on Saturday and asking participants for 'donations' amounting to hundreds of dollars to experience 'Chlorine Dioxide Therapy' (church founder Jim Humble)
Known as Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS), the snake oil treatment has been dismissed by the FDA, who urgently warn consumers to 'stop using it immediately and throw it away'
'The FDA continues to advise consumers about the dangers of Miracle Mineral Solution and the agency has issued warnings to consumers over the past decade,' a spokesperson said in a statement.
It did not confirm whether they would alert law enforcement to stop the ceremony, which is being held at the Icicle Village Resort, in Leavenworth, Washington.
The event organizer, Tom Merry, publicized the event on Facebook, with donation requirements of $450 each and $800 for couples, who in return will receive membership to the organization as well as packages of the bleach, described as ‘sacraments’, as well as instruction videos and a 'light lunch'.
Merry tells people on the social media page that learning how to consume the bleach ‘could save your life, or the life
