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vancouver naturopath loses another legal bid to overturn fecal-product ruling

naturopath jason klop was making pills and enemas using human stool, then selling them to clients in mexico to use in the treatment of children with autism

by david carrigg

mar 20 2023
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naturopath jason klop has lost his appeal of a supreme court of b.c. ruling in favour of a college of naturopathic physicians of b.c. ruling against him. arlen redekop / png
a fraser valley naturopath has lost another legal bid to overturn a college of naturopathic physicians of b.c. investigation and ban of his manufacture and sale of pills containing fecal matter, which were used to treat children with autism outside of canada.

according to a court of appeal for b.c. ruling , jason klop has lost his challenge of a 2022 supreme court of b.c. ruling that upheld an earlier decision by the college both to investigate his manufacture, marketing and sale of fecal microbiota transplant materials and, in the interim, to ban them.

klop has been a registered naturopath since 2016, focusing on digestive problems, but also runs a business that was making pills and enema products derived from human stool for use in canada to treat severe clostridium difficile.
the court heard that the college began investigating klop’s business activities in 2019. but after receiving a complaint in 2021 from a former employee alleging the products were not being manufactured correctly, the college issued an interim order that august to ban him from making, marketing and selling the pills while the investigation was underway.
the decision was made as a temporary measure due to “the seriousness of the alleged conduct and a real risk of harm to the public,” the interim ruling read.
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the college by this time had also learned that klop was selling products to mexican buyers using them to treat children with autism that had abnormal gut microbes.
health canada has not authorized the use of such materials in canada outside the confines of a clinical trial, other than for treatment of clostridium difficile. and they have not been endorsed by health canada for the treatment of autism in children.
the pills involve the transfer of bacteria and natural antibacterials obtained from the feces of a healthy individual into the gut of a patient through enema, colonoscopy or other pills, with the aim of re-establishing a healthy microbial community in the recipient.
the court of appeal ruled that klop’s proposed appeal was misguided.
“it attacks the reasons of the chambers judge, rather than her order. an appeal from her order will turn not on whether she erred, but rather on whether the panel did. klop’s notice of appeal does not identify any reversible errors on the part of the (college’s) panel,” justice leonard marchand wrote.
“in my view, it would therefore not be in the interests of justice to grant leave to appeal.”

according to an article in nature.com , some studies show abnormal gut microbia in people with autism spectrum disorder and that modifying that could be a possible treatment.

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