Can products containing chlorine dioxide be sold on Amazon?

According to British media reports, a company called "Oclo Nanotechnology" is selling a "miracle drug" that claims to be able to treat the mutated new coronavirus.

This medicine is made from chlorine dioxide. Chlorine dioxide is a powerful bleaching agent used in textiles and papermaking. Not to mention "anti-viral", it might even kill people. But even so, it was still packaged as an "anti-epidemic miracle drug" and openly promoted and sold on mainstream websites in the United States. Reports pointed out that the "anti-epidemic miracle drug" produced by Oclo is sold on Facebook, Amazon, and eBay, and the sales volume is not low. On Amazon, the company's product ranks 105th on the best-selling list, which has triggered People in the United States looted like crazy. The reason why it sells well is that it takes advantage of Americans' fear of mutated viruses. The mutated new coronavirus discovered in the United Kingdom has spread to all 50 states in the United States. Now Americans can be said to be panicked. This gives unscrupulous businesses an opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes. This is not the first time that bleach has been used to develop so-called "anti-epidemic drugs". Last year, a "miracle cure" entered the United States. The publicity at the time was even more bizarre. It could not only treat COVID-19, but even cancer. Can treat. It was eventually removed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The emergence of "bleach therapy" at that time was directly related to the then US President Trump. Trump proposed a "disinfectant therapy", saying that the disinfectant could kill the virus when injected into the body. This kind of irresponsible remarks made many American anti-intellectuals believe it. It was Trump's "endorsement" that made the "miracle cure" very marketable at that time.

Now, times have changed, Trump has long left the White House, and those who used to engage in "miracle cures" have also been arrested. Unexpectedly, instead of changing the medicine, someone started to use bleach to create so-called "miracle medicine", and the sales were very good. This time, the Oclo company is much smarter than the people who worked on the "miracle cure" before. It does not talk about the new coronavirus, but deals with the mutated new coronavirus, which not only avoids certain risks, but also makes it easier for people to believe. The U.S. FDA also took note of Oclo and took no action. It just reminded the public that the company's products may be life-threatening. British media pointed out that due to Oclo's online sales, the US FDA is facing a difficult struggle. Since the outbreak, the FDA has been counterfeiting products, but there are endless counterfeit products. On the one hand, the counterfeit merchants are cunning, but more importantly, there are really Americans who believe that what the merchants say is true, and there are quite a few of them. This is one of the important reasons why the United States has failed in its fight against the epidemic. No one believes the professional advice provided by health experts, and many people do not even believe that the new coronavirus really exists. However, many Americans firmly believe that some false information is true, such as "masks cause cerebral palsy" and "the promotion of vaccines is to control all mankind." Similar anti-intellectual sentiments have been fermenting in the United States since the beginning of the epidemic, and until now, a large number of Americans still believe in conspiracy theories. Take bleach as an example. The reason is actually very simple. If someone really produces a drug that can treat mutated viruses, it will definitely cause a global shock. With the selfishness of the United States, how can Americans be allowed to buy it online casually.