Bleach / MMS Detox and Cure Networks

Introduction

Miracle Mineral Supplement — sold as MMS, CDS (Chlorine Dioxide Solution), or "Sacrament" — is a solution of sodium chlorite diluted in citric acid that, when mixed, produces chlorine dioxide: a potent industrial oxidising agent used in industrial water treatment and paper bleaching. Since the early 2000s, a networked community of promoters has marketed MMS as a universal cure for autism, cancer, HIV, malaria, COVID-19, Lyme disease, and virtually every other condition. The principal figure behind MMS is Jim Humble, a self-described bishop of the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, who introduced the product and claims to have cured hundreds of thousands of malaria cases in Africa.

Core Claims

• MMS/chlorine dioxide detoxifies the body by "oxidising pathogens" while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
• Autistic children can be "recovered" by administering MMS orally and rectally ("CD enemas"), which proponents claim expels parasitic "rope worms."
• MMS cures cancer by selectively targeting cancer cells.
• MMS cures HIV, malaria, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases.
• The FDA, WHO, and pharmaceutical companies suppress MMS to protect drug sales.
• "Rope worms" visible after MMS enemas are parasites; their expulsion proves the treatment works.

Scientific and Regulatory Reality

Chlorine dioxide is a regulated industrial chemical. The EPA sets maximum residual disinfectant levels for chlorine dioxide in public drinking water at 0.8 mg/L. MMS products commonly direct users to ingest concentrations 100 to 1,000 times higher than this threshold. At such concentrations, chlorine dioxide causes severe chemical burns to the mucosal lining of the oesophagus, stomach, and intestines.

FDA, WHO, and Health Canada have issued explicit warnings. The FDA issued its first MMS safety alert in 2010, followed by multiple updates through 2020. The agency explicitly stated: "Sodium chlorite products like MMS are dangerous and should not be used." Health Canada and the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency issued parallel warnings. The WHO has never endorsed any therapeutic use of chlorine dioxide at the concentrations sold as MMS.

"Rope worms" are not a recognised pathogen. The material expelled during MMS enemas — described as rope-like structures — has been examined by parasitologists and gastroenterologists and identified as intestinal mucosa, fibrin, and necrotic tissue shed in response to chemical irritation from the chlorine dioxide itself. No peer-reviewed parasitology study has identified "rope worms" as a distinct organism or parasite. They are iatrogenic artefacts of the treatment causing injury.

No peer-reviewed evidence supports any therapeutic use. A comprehensive literature search finds no randomised controlled trial, cohort study, or case-controlled study demonstrating clinical benefit of MMS at promoted concentrations for any condition. The malaria claims attributed to Jim Humble have not been published in any peer-reviewed journal, and no clinical trial data from his alleged African treatment campaigns has been documented or independently verified.

Documented harms are serious. Adverse events reported to poison control centres, FDA MedWatch, and published case reports include: severe vomiting and diarrhoea, acute respiratory distress (from chlorine dioxide gas inhalation), dangerous drops in blood pressure, renal failure, and at least one death in the United States attributed to MMS ingestion. Children administered MMS enemas have been documented in emergency department reports with chemical injuries to rectal mucosa.

The Genesis II Church

Jim Humble incorporated the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing in 2010 as a religious organisation in part to shield MMS sales from FDA and FTC regulatory action under religious freedom arguments. The strategy was partially effective in delaying enforcement. In 2020, the US Department of Justice obtained a permanent injunction against Mark Grenon and three family members who operated the church''s US distribution arm, prohibiting MMS sales and manufacturing.

Social Network and Reach

MMS promotion networks are transnational. The Genesis II Church operates through licensed "bishops" in multiple countries. Autism parent communities on Facebook and private Telegram channels have been a primary distribution pathway for MMS as an autism "cure." Kerri Rivera, an American living in Germany and Mexico, promoted MMS-enema protocols for autism through her book Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism and speaking tours. Rivera was banned from speaking in several countries and issued cease-and-desist orders by health authorities.

Takeaway

MMS/chlorine dioxide at promoted concentrations is not a health supplement — it is an industrial oxidant that causes chemical injury to human gastrointestinal and respiratory mucosa. No credible peer-reviewed evidence supports therapeutic efficacy for any condition. The "rope worm" artefact of mucosal shedding is not evidence of parasite expulsion but of gastrointestinal damage. Parents administering MMS enemas to autistic children are exposing them to chemical injury in pursuit of a non-existent cure for a condition that does not require one.