A company will pay Rs 1.4 crore for your poop. They claim đ© can save someone's life
India Today"If you're young, athletic, and in exceptional physical and mental health, please apply on our website," says a middle-aged blonde woman in a promotional YouTube video from Human Microbes, a company that is ready to offer you a whopping USD 500 for one stool sample or around $180,000 per year if you have daily bowel movement. Sahil also says that beyond these âgastrointestinal disordersâ, FMT's potential is being investigated for a host of other conditions including metabolic syndrome, obesity, autoimmune diseases, and neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease. The warning letter The United States Food and Drug Administration, a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, has also written a âwarning letterâ to Michael Harrop, the founder of Human Microbes, which says that the website âoutlines serious regulatory violations concerning the marketing and sale of faecal microbiota transplantation products on the companyâs websiteâ. In the letter, the FDA also demanded that Human Microbes take immediate corrective actions and the company has been asked to âreview and revise its marketing practices, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulationsâ.