Family Indicted For Allegedly Selling Bleach Solution As ‘Miracle’ COVID-19 Cure
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A Florida man and his three adult sons have been indicted on federal charges for allegedly selling a bleach solution as a purported cure for COVID-19, among other ailments.Mark Grenon and sons Jonathan, Jordan and Joseph Grenon are accused of peddling a toxic substance known as “Miracle Mineral Solution,” or “MMS,” through the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing in Bradenton, Florida.
The four men, who were initially charged in July 2020, were indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday on one count each of conspiracy to commit fraud and two counts each of criminal contempt, The Associated Press reported. The charges stem from allegations that the Grenons sell MMS as a cure-all for illnesses ranging from cancer to AIDS to COVID-19. Prosecutors said the Grenons have made more than $1 million selling the product, according to the Bradenton Herald.
MMS, which is also sometimes called Miracle Mineral Supplement or Master Mineral Solution, is a pseudoscientific remedy typically sold as a solution of sodium chlorite and would-be consumers are instructed to mix it with acid. This creates chlorine dioxide, which the Food and Drug Administration has described as a “powerful bleaching agent.” (Although chlorine dioxide can be used in professional water treatment, the maximum amount allowed in drinking water by the Environmental Protection Agency is extremely small: 0.8 parts per million.)
