Detox foot pads are pads or corrections manufacturers adhesive feet can significantly improve health when placed on feet during sleep complaint. Carpets contain ingredients like " distilled bamboo vinegar " to confront toxins from the body . [1 ] These statements are no more likely that the skin is a semi - permeable and is not capable of carrying out the toxins from the body. [2]
Although there are claims of widespread use in Asian countries , there are no known studies on the pads. January 3, 2008 , the FDA issued an urgent warning [3 ] regarding the potential dangers of many imported pharmaceutical substances , including several brands of detox foot patches .
In April, in response to questions from The Associated Press, a spokesman for the FDA said the agency investigating the claims made by the Kinoki pads "Basically , when we open a case this means that infringement could be in terms of the food, the Drugs and cosmetics Act , as when (manufacturers) are false, misleading statements . "
In August 2008 , the National Public Radio commissioned a laboratory test to find the heavy metals used in platelets , which states Kinoki removed from the body . The test found none. NPR also found that platelets from white to gray when exposed to moisture , including sweat (not necessarily because they absorb other substances) . [4]
Most detox foot pad can be attributed to producers in Japan , Korea and China. [5]
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