British Woman Investigated For Serving Placenta Smoothies

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British Woman Investigated For Serving Placenta Smoothies

A mom of two is currently under investigation for her strange business practice; making smoothies out of fresh, chilled placentas left in her refrigerator overnight.

Metro.UK reports:

Kathryn Beale, 41, has voluntarily stopped producing the £25 drinks that she mixes with fruit using a blender after chilling it overnight.

She insists they are safe but public health officers want to inspect the hygiene of her home in Swindon, Wiltshire.

Justifying it she said: ‘We are unusual in that we don’t routinely do it. It is full of iron, stem cells and hormones and is reputed to help with milk production and post-natal depression.’

She harvests it from new mothers within 24 hours. It is then washed, sliced and dehydrated before being ground into powder that is put into capsules for mothers to take at a cost of £150 per batch.

Kathryn said: ‘I do the smoothies as well, but they are not as popular.’

She added: ‘I do not believe I am doing anything that puts myself or the public in any danger. There are more than 50 people around the UK doing the same thing.

‘When I do this it is a more time-consuming process because I have to follow the right procedures and constantly wash my hands.

‘Mums will often take theirs’ home and cook it or bury it in the garden.

‘If I am doing it at least it is safer, because it needs to be thoroughly dehydrated to kill all the germs.’

Swindon Borough Council said: ‘We can confirm Public Protection officers attended court on Tuesday, March 10 seeking a hygiene emergency prohibition order in respect of raw human placenta practices. The order was not granted on this occasion.

‘Our investigations continue and we are therefore unable to comment further at this stage.

‘While the health benefits of this activity are not clear, the processes involved in the production of human placenta for human consumption present a number of potentially serious health risks, which explains this action.’