chlorine dioxide
noun
: a heavy reddish-yellow gas ClO2 used especially as a bleach and disinfectant
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There currently are no warnings about chlorine dioxide on a consumer page on the FDA website.
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2026
The agency ended by noting that there’s a wide variety of other bogus products and claims, including raw camel milk, MMS (chlorine dioxide), and essential oils.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Jan. 2026
But that hasn't prevented Johnson, who has been lambasted for spreading misinformation in the past, from supporting the discredited doctor's claims that chlorine dioxide, a chemical used for disinfecting and bleaching, can help treat autism, COVID, cancer and a host of other ailments.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Most modern manufacturers bleach white office paper with chlorine dioxide, which creates fewer byproducts than chlorine bleach and breaks down quickly.1 Some use entirely chlorine-free methods for bleaching.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2026
The agency ended by noting that there’s a wide variety of other bogus products and claims, including raw camel milk, MMS (chlorine dioxide), and essential oils.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Jan. 2026
But that hasn't prevented Johnson, who has been lambasted for spreading misinformation in the past, from supporting the discredited doctor's claims that chlorine dioxide, a chemical used for disinfecting and bleaching, can help treat autism, COVID, cancer and a host of other ailments.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Most modern manufacturers bleach white office paper with chlorine dioxide, which creates fewer byproducts than chlorine bleach and breaks down quickly.1 Some use entirely chlorine-free methods for bleaching.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Chlorine dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chlorine%20dioxide. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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