$'It's a tragedy': How the flawed Motherisk hair test helped fracture families across Canada$

'It's a tragedy': How the flawed Motherisk hair test helped fracture families across Canada

October 20, 2017 00:56 UTC

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$'It's a tragedy': How the flawed Motherisk hair test helped fracture families across Canada$

'It's a tragedy': How the flawed Motherisk hair test helped fracture families across Canada

The results of the Motherisk hair tests appeared to show that Whiteman was a chronic alcohol abuser. Questions about the science of hair testing began after serious shortcomings were found at the Motherisk lab at the Hospital for Sick Children. motherBy 2009, more than 10,000 hair tests had been done in the Motherisk lab for parents in Ontario and B.C. The Ontario government appointed retired justice Susan Lang to investigate Motherisk's hair test lab’s procedures and protocols. Lang said the faulty Motherisk testing is a "tragedy" for everyone involved.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2017 00:56 UTC

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