Andreas Kalcker

Andreas Ludwig Kalcker is a German national residing in Switzerland who promotes the use of chlorine dioxide as an alternative medicine treatment he calls "CDS". Chlorine dioxide used in this manner is also promoted under the name Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS). Before moving to Switzerland, Kalcker lived in Spain for several years. Both the Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Alicante (COMA) of Spain and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States warn consumption of MMS can cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, intoxication or kidney failure. Despite a lack of evidence, Kalcker has advertised the product as a definitive cure for cancer, AIDS, autism, hepatitis, diabetes, arthritis and all kinds of diseases, as well as the perfect antioxidant, even though chlorine dioxide is an oxidizer and not an antioxidant. Kalcker has been investigated, sued and arrested for his unsubstantiated claims. In 2010, Spanish Authorities banned MMS for human consumption, considering it to be a fraudulent treatment. It is only available for industrial use. On 24 October 2012, Kalcker was invited to speak about his product at a conference, and was arrested in Ibiza by agents of the Spanish Civil Guard Anti-Drug and Organized Crime Team for violating Spanish public health protection laws for promoting sale of his fraudulent treatment. In 2018, the Official College of Doctors of Alicante (COMA in Spanish) called for a boycott of a Kalcker event to promote MMS, warning of the danger of consuming the substance. COMA issued a statement that MMS "is nothing more than industrial bleach diluted to 28% and mixed with citric acid", whose ingestion can produce adverse effects. The event, planned to be held in San Juan, was cancelled by the hotel, After Kalcker sued the president of the COMA for warning about the event, María Isabel Moya, the...