The FDA has issued a warning about products containing high-strength Hydrogen Peroxide that are being sold on the web for medicinal purposes. Many of these products are being touted on websites as cures and preventatives for everything from AIDS to cancer. The FDA has issued warning letters to two firms that are illegally selling “35% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide”.

The FDA warns that ingestion of 35% hydrogen peroxide is dangerous and can cause gastrointestinal irritation and ulceration.

“This concentration is not approved by FDA for any purpose,” said Dr. Steven Galson, Director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “No one has presented any evidence that hydrogen peroxide taken internally has any medical value. In fact, consuming hydrogen peroxide in the manner touted by these websites could lead to tragic results.”

To view the Warning Letters issued by the FDA, go to this site.