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Naomi Clarke

Dragons' Den episode edited by BBC after ear seed complaints

The BBC has added a clarification to an episode of Dragons’ Den after concerns were raised the show promoted “unfounded” claims that a product could help myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).

In the episode, which aired on January 18, businesswoman Giselle Boxer said she had used “diet, acupuncture, Chinese herbs and ear seeds” to aid her recovery from ME, and had turned the latter idea into the brand Acu Seeds.

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