How Health Canada licensed a fake children's remedy as 'safe and effective' (CBC Marketplace)

Licence to Deceive | Originally broadcast March 13, 2015.

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[angelica]

She stuck her hand in a container full of mosquitos. That's dedication.

[mattya]

Props to the journalist for going into the mosquito cage

[lukeaj]

"Oops, we used the infected misquitos."

[kmseileen]

that mom that liked that it was gluten free probably can't even explain to you what gluten is

[aaronwilt]

Why can't my American news be this exciting? Instead all it is is, "Trump this. Trump that" but investigative journalism? Dateline is around but not like this. Good job neighbors up north!

[warywolfen]

I'm a chemist, so I buy such products based on their chemical composition, not brand name.  That means generics.  By the way, some name brands of aspirin (acetylysalicylic acid) contain caffeine (it enhances its analgesic properties).  So you can get the same effect by taking generic aspirin and drinking a couple cups of coffee.

[nfvy]

DAMN. I really hope that journalist got paid well.

[bunnyben]

I think we all learned a lesson here: Always check the active ingredient.

[datsaltyperson]

“Fevers aren’t good”

For the record, fevers are capable of heating the body’s temperature up so the bad bacteria can’t grow. Like all things, it gets bad when it’s too much.

[thistime]

Thank to market place for exposing how ridiculous this is. It's an embarrassment that this is even happening.

[father]

"Definitely the gluten free" do people even know what gluten is??

[jacksongilpin]

whats even worse the license is still valid

[adriennelee]

This really bothers me. To know that Health Canada basically doesn't give a crap about the products it licenses. And as a mother of 2 kids under 6, I find it even more worrisome that the products I THOUGHT were safe for my kids, might not be. When you have a baby, or a toddler, in pain, running a fever, or battling a cold, you want to have SOMETHING safe you can give them. I guess that something won't be from the drug store...

[acronymkai]

I never saw (until the end) that night on was meant to mean "nothing" on purpose, just jumbled up. I see what you did there. I actually enjoy this channel even though I am in the US.

[emily.g.]

Homeopathic: where the apparent “medicine” gets stronger each time it’s diluted 😂

[RyanLynch]

the camerawork on this show is insane.

[Ice_Karma]

More incredibly, if you look up their DIN-HM number... _it's still listed as active!_

[ireneho]

That's totally scary and absolutely outrageous. How incompetent is Health Canada!!! I had bought similar products for my kids!!!

[zeno]

It's disgusting. Health Canada should be ashamed of themselves.

[LondonsBurning]

One thing I noticed whilst watching was the license number. NPN and DIM - HM. After looking on Health Canada's site (I'm from the UK fyi), these are reserved for non medically certified products, their natural (NPN) and Homeopathic (DIN - HM) certified. After looking for Tylenol, a medically certified product, the license number just begin DIN (Drug Identification Number). This seems to be an easy way to tell how they are certified when looking on the shelf but this is just from a cursory look through the information and someone may have a better way of making sure your getting something medically approved.