Health Canada Seizes Ivermectin, Other Health Products From BC Business

Health Canada says it has seized multiple “unauthorized” health products, including ivermectin, from a B.C. business whose owner says the products can treat serious medical conditions, such as cancer.

The department carried out an inspection of Ezra Healing in Kelowna, B.C., on Oct. 30, it told The Epoch Times in a Nov. 7 email. It said the inspection was in response to allegations of non-compliance with the Food and Drugs Act and associated regulations.

Health Canada said it seized “a range of unauthorized prescription drugs” during the inspection, such as ivermectin, mebendazole, hydroxychloroquine, and azithromycin.

Ezra Healing owner Svetlana Rilkoff filmed a video during the inspection, which was posted to social media, saying the ivermectin that Health Canada wanted to seize was “healing cancer and vaccine injuries.”

Health Canada published a public advisory on Nov. 6 warning Canadians to “immediately stop using any products obtained from Ezra Healing.”

The agency says that selling “unauthorized” health products is illegal in Canada. It says “unauthorized” health products are those that have not been approved by Health Canada.

According to the advisory, the products seized by Health Canada include:

• Aziell-250 — Labelled to contain azithromycin
• Doxy-Tab and Doxytop-100 — Labelled to contain doxycycline
• Hqcheal 200 — Labelled to contain hydroxychloroquine
• Ezra VIT I, Iverheal Cream 1%, Iverhuman 12, Iversun-12, Vit-I 1%, and Vit-I — Labelled to contain ivermectin
• VIT-M and Mebentel 500 — Labelled to contain mebendazole
• Niclobest 500 — Labelled to contain niclosamide
• Testoheal gel — Labelled to contain testosterone
• Ezra D3 and Sunforce Vitamin D3 60K — Labelled to contain vitamin D3 (prescription level)

Health Canada seized approximately $200,000 worth of goods and products during its inspection, an Oct. 31 news release from Ezra Healing said, noting that Rilkoff is a Canadian nurse who had been “fired for not complying with vaccine mandates.”

“I’m disheartened by Health Canada’s actions today,” Rilkoff said in the news release. “It’s not me they harm, it’s the many Canadians who are desperately seeking out cancer treatments and hope.”

The news release says Rilkoff spent the day of the inspection refunding orders, answering calls for late and new orders, and contacting her regular consumers “who are relying on these products for their health and well-being.”

“We are deeply saddened to share that Health Canada has unexpectedly taken possession of our products disrupting access for many of our valued clients who rely on them,” she told her clients. “Please know that we are actively working to resolve this situation as quickly as possible.”

Health Canada told The Epoch Times that it actively monitors businesses’ compliance and receives information from sources such as consumers, health care professionals, businesses, and company notifications about recalls or incidents. The department said it may also be notified of compliance issues through federal or provincial regulatory bodies, international regulatory partners, and information published in media reports.

“Health Canada uses a variety of tools to verify non-compliance, including site visits,” the department told The Epoch Times. “If non-compliance is identified, the Department will take action, which may include seizures, stop sales and/or referral to law enforcement.”

Rilkoff says she welcomes collaboration with Health Canada to inform the department of the peer-reviewed research and published studies that she bases her claims on relating to “vaccine injuries, turbo cancers and remedies we know work.”

“We are happy to share our clients’ testimonials for the betterment of Canadians and humanity,” she also said in a statement to The Epoch Times on Nov. 7. “We have agreed to participate in mediation with a Human Rights legal advocate and await [Health Canada’s] reply to participate in that.”