A Toronto company that was paid to store potentially life-saving stem cells from the children of roughly 3,000 clients across Canada removed the samples from storage before providing Health Canada access to its lab during a surprise inspection last week, according to the federal department.
In a strongly worded public statement issued Monday, Health Canada stated it wanted to "set the record straight" about "false" claims made on the Cord Blood Bank of Canada's (CBBC) website by owner Bernartka Ellison.
Ellison — who uses they/them pronouns and previously went by another name — updated the company's website last Thursday with a letter to clients stating that Health Canada gave them "no other option" but to remove all the cord blood samples from storage on Aug. 4 and as a result, the samples are being disposed of "in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations."
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