Conspiracy theorist Pete Evans uses his totally ineffective BioCharger lamp – after copping a $25,000 fine for saying it could cure coronavirus
Disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans copped a major fine earlier this year when he promoted the $15,000 BioCharger lamp as a potential COVID-19 cure.
But it appears the $25,200 infringement notice hasn’t scared off the former My Kitchen Rules judge from spruiking the ineffective alternative health device on social media.
Pete, 47, doubled down on his personal use of the lamp on Thursday by posting a photo of the glowing to Instagram Stories.
There it is! Conspiracy theorist and celebrity chef Pete Evans, 47, has doubled down on his use of the controversial $15,000 BioCharger lamp by sharing it in use to Instagram on Thursday
Pete claims that the BioCharger and other non-scientific treatments are helping him recover from a surfing accident.
According to the product’s website, ‘the BioCharger NG is a hybrid subtle energy revitalization platform.
‘The transmitted energy stimulates and invigorates the entire body to optimize and improve potential health, wellness, and athletic performance.’
There is no evidence to support this. The BioCharger is just an expensive lamp.
Claims: Evans was fined $25,200 in April, for promoting the lamp which he claimed could help treat coronavirus – which he subsequently denied
Evans was fined $25,200 in April for promoting the lamp which he claimed could help treat coronavirus.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration issued two infringement notices to Pete’s company for alleged breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
The celebrity chef had live streamed a video on Facebook on April 9 claiming a the BioCharger device could be used in relation to ‘Wuhan coronavirus’.
Fines: The Therapeutic Goods Administration issued two infringement notices to Pete’s company for alleged breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. Pictured: Peter Evans
At the time, Pete vowed to ‘strongly defend’ himself against the TGA, adding: ‘It is now in the hands of my lawyers.’
He also claimed that his family used the ‘non-invasive’ lamp ‘pretty much every day’.
‘It works to optimize your health, wellness, and athletic performance by aligning and balancing the energy of every cell in your body,’ he added.
Defense: Evans called the claims ‘unfounded’ in a statement to Daily Mail Australia: ‘The claims made by the TGA are totally unfounded and we will be strongly defending these claims. It is now in the hands of my lawyers,’ he said
In use: The My Kitchen Rules star said he and his family use the ‘non-invasive’ lamp ‘pretty much every day’. Evans also said the lamp is programmed with thousands of recipes with ‘a couple on there for Wuhan coronavirus that you may be interested in’
The BioCharger has been endorsed by supermodel Elle Macpherson, as well as surfer John Florence and motivational speaker Tony Robbins.
Pete has been slammed by the Australian Medical Association for spruiking the machine.
‘This guy just doesn’t get it. Pete Evans is trying to sell a $15,000 fancy light machine to vulnerable and frightened people to protect them against COVID-19,’ a spokesman for the organisation said.
‘He is not a doctor. He is not a scientist. He is a chef.’
Controversial: Elle Macpherson (pictured) and famed motivational speaker Tony Robbins are also fans of the device – the supermodel endorsed the product in May
Details: The machine (pictured) claims to use ‘Light, Frequencies & Harmonics, Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMFs), and Voltage. These are all natural energies found in nature