Warning Against Eating Human Placenta

A Canadian Television Network (CTV) news posting writes, “A group of Canadian gynecologists is urging people not to eat the human placenta. A recommendation from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, recently published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, indicates there is no evidence of a health benefit from the practice known as placentophagy and there [is] a potential for serious harm”.

See Additional Information:

• Health Canada Notice regarding products that contain human placenta
• Information Update - Human placenta products for consumption not authorized in Canada, may pose serious health risks (Source: Health Canada; includes advice from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration)
• The Conversation (UK): No, you shouldn’t eat your placenta, here’s why.