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Profiting off pain

A father finds his son's tragic story being used to sell a questionable product that claims to remove everything from pesticides to bacteria, including E.coli, from your food. We put that device to the test and discover not only is the product we bought no better than tap water it's dangerous.

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A young boy and his dad look at the camera.
Nathan Parker says hes heartbroken that his son Lucas name is now attached to a machine that might be hurting others. (Asha Tomlinson/CBC)

A father finds his son's tragic story being used to sell a questionable product that claims to remove everything from pesticides to bacteria, including E.coli, from your food. We put that device to the test and discover not only is the product we bought no better than tap water it's outright dangerous.

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