Earseeds, Acuseeds

[Binkie4]

Steve Topple has put out a statement re the response of the BBC complaints unit to the Dragon Den/ Acu Seeds programme as follows.


"The BBC Executive Complaints Unit (which looks at complaints that BBC editors have not dealt with to people's satisfaction) has said "no case to answer" over Dragon's Den and Acu Seeds.

The Canary will be putting out a template complaint form to Ofcom people can quickly fill out tomorrow, as this cannot be dropped. Media coverage is a major part of why we have #SaveCarlasLife and #BringMillieHome right now. "

 

[Eleanor]

This is one of the top stories on the BBC News website just now:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpz163vg2o

Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation in Diary of CEO podcast

In an analysis of 15 health-related podcast episodes, BBC World Service found each contained an average of 14 harmful health claims that went against extensive scientific evidence.

Mr Bartlett has dabbled in dubious health claims before.

In January, on BBC Two's Dragons' Den - where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch business ideas to five multimillionaire investors, including Mr Bartlett - he invested in "Ear Seeds", acupuncture beads placed in the ear which falsely claim to cure chronic fatigue condition myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).