The Health Ministry warned on Thursday against using the "N Corona" supplement publicized by the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) news outlet Kikar HaShabbat last week, stressing that the treatment had not undergone any professional testing or approval.
"The
N Corona drops have never received the approval of the Helsinki
Committee from hospitals in Israel needed in order to carry out clinical
trials," wrote the Health Ministry in a statement. "It is forbidden to
attribute medicinal properties to dietary supplements, and this is
misleading to the public."
I find this interesting. Here you have a population that supposedly makes no decision without consulting its "Gedolim". The "Gedolim" in turn make decisions based on incisive analysis of sources and provided evidence-based answers. But along comes something with no proof it work and everyone wants it?
ReplyDeleteFrum people love supplement scams
ReplyDeleteyes but that's my point. The same people who want at least 3 hechshers on their bottled water will buy snake oil without any!
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