Overview
- The FDA took down the consumer advisory late last year, with HHS saying the 2019 page was retired in a routine cleanup and noting that archived versions remain accessible.
- The deleted page had cautioned against chlorine dioxide/Miracle Mineral Solution, raw camel milk, chelation, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, warning of significant health risks.
- Autism advocates and clinicians argue the guidance is still needed and cite documented harms, including a 2005 chelation-related death and a 2025 fatal hyperbaric-chamber fire.
- Under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS replaced members of an autism advisory panel with figures who support unconventional remedies; the department defends the appointees’ qualifications.
- Coverage also notes CDC website edits on vaccines and autism and celebratory posts by chlorine-dioxide promoters after the FDA page’s removal, while HHS has not said it endorses the chemical.