US Imported Tens of Millions of Used Medical Gloves From Thailand, Reports Say

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

it's the dirty farang involved again

Thai owned business by any chance?

[Clarkey611]

7 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Thai owned business by any chance?

Owned by a nut in charge!

[thaibeachlovers]

3 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

The video reportage on CNN is well worth watching.

 

Tens of millions of filthy, used medical gloves imported into the US

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/24/health/medical-gloves-us-thailand-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

They may have been used ( I wasn't there, so don't know how true it is ), but as the OP reports they were cleaned prior to being sent how can they have been filthy? No nurse with sense would use something that looked used or dirty when it came out of the packet. To escape exposure they must have looked like new when put on.

[webfact]

CNN Investigation: Tens of millions of filthy, used medical gloves imported into the US

By Scott McLean, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kocha Olarn and Tim Lister, CNN

 

 

(CNN) Trash bags stuffed full of used medical gloves, some visibly soiled, some even blood-stained, litter the floor of a warehouse on the outskirts of Bangkok.

 

Nearby is a plastic bowl, filled with blue dye and a few gloves. Thai officials say migrant laborers had been trying to make the gloves look new again, when Thai health authorities raided the facility in December.

 

There are many more warehouses just like it still in operation today in Thailand -- trying to cash in on the demand for medical-grade nitrile gloves, which exploded with the coronavirus pandemic. And they're boxing up millions of these sub-standard gloves for export to the United States, and countries around the world amid a global shortage that will take years to ease.

 

Full story: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/24/health/medical-gloves-us-thailand-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

 

-- © Copyright CNN 2021-10-25

 

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[Phredd]

I was once involved with Used Medical Dressings inserted into Children's Plush Toys, Thailand was not involved with this. Buyer beware!

[bluemoon58]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Tens of millions of already used nitrile medical gloves were imported into the United States from Thailand during the pandemic

Just keep your eye on the Thai media reports. I'm absolutely sure that the Thai higher-ups will put it down to some sort of simple mistake, and that'll be the end of it...!!!

[Artisi]

51 minutes ago, HeijoshinCool said:

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On the import documents, Import Agent is listed as Ben Dover.....

 

☝️

Thought they were for Covid not prostate...... 

[Artisi]

7 minutes ago, bluemoon58 said:

Just keep your eye on the Thai media reports. I'm absolutely sure that the Thai higher-ups will put it down to some sort of simple mistake, and that'll be the end of it...!!!

Definitely a misunderstanding...... so everything is ok. 

[wombat]

Recycled to chewing gum the same as the used condoms from Soi6 were before covid closed it.

Edited October 25, 2021 by wombat

[bbko]

What other medical supplies have they recycled and sold internationally?  Syringes, needles?

[jacko45k]

Just now, bbko said:

What other medical supplies have they recycled and sold internationally?  Syringes, needles?

Vaccine phials that once contained vaccines.....

[Pravda]

1 minute ago, bbko said:

What other medical supplies have they recycled and sold internationally?  Syringes, needles?

 

What about sold right here? 

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, malibukid said:

i heard that the American tried to confront the Thai Company and was accused of attempted kidnapping?  but released. and sent packing back to the States. how dare he. is this true?  touchy egos, loss of face. typical.  i hope the FTC makes some arrest here and all responsible are extradited to the States for criminal prosecution. 

There's lots of migrant workers who would love a spell in a US jail.

[MadMac]

What's wrong with "pre-owned"? Thailand has a long tradition of selling used stuff more expensive than new ????

[ExpatOilWorker]

2 hours ago, itsari said:

Question is who is , are the shareholders of Paddy The Room Trading Company .

 

นายลุก เฟย หยาง หยาง (Mr. Luk Fei Yang Yang)

 

https://opencorporates.com/companies/th/0125560023000

[HeijoshinCool]

Dear USA:

 

For sale, one bridge in Bangkok. Can disassemble and arrange shipping. No CODs accepted; cash in advance.

 

Guaranteed to last you long time!

 

Call Kuhn Ben Dover at +66 02 9998367

[HeijoshinCool]

36 minutes ago, Pravda said:

38 minutes ago, bbko said:

What other medical supplies have they recycled and sold internationally?  Syringes, needles?

.

 

No, those just wash up on my tiny, otherwise pristine and isolated beach about once a month.....

 

Really p1$$e$ me off.

[HeijoshinCool]

10 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

นายลุก เฟย หยาง หยาง (Mr. Luk Fei Yang Yang)

 

https://opencorporates.com/companies/th/0125560023000

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Who in their right mind would buy medical supplies from a company called Paddy the Room?

[kevin612]

Darn it, can the U.S. request refund? The gloves are nasty.

[Orinoco]

2 hours ago, malibukid said:

ever try and get one, lol, no refund in Asia, sorry Charlie.

I get refunds from Lazada, so can't say all are bad for this.

 

[Orinoco]

12 minutes ago, HeijoshinCool said:

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Who in their right mind would buy medical supplies from a company called Paddy the Room?

Mick ?

[mahtin]

Thai officials say migrant laborers had been trying to make the gloves look new again, when Thai health authorities raided the facility in December.

 

And only now suddenly news?

[DJ54]

I wouldn’t be so quick to put the blame on a country without knowing who owns / owned the

Trading.. could be those fellows across the water.. Tnere are news articles about people trying

to get their money back the old fashioned way... 

[Chongalulu]

3 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

Ask yourself this question........why is there a sign in every hotel in Thailand that requests you not to dispose of prophylactics in the toilet?  

 

Edit:  To clarify for NNE speakers, a prophylactic is (amongst other things) the old skool word for a condom.  But just realised that even the Covid 19 vaccine is a prophylactic.  Go figure.

I have figured,the definition is "preventative" 

[HappyExpat57]

Shouldn't the article title read "Thailand Sold Millions of Used Medical Gloves to the US?"

[soalbundy]

Thailand seems unaware that a reputation is like virginity, once lost it can't be retrieved. You have the image you have, yes it's sleazy but it brings in money, be content with what you have.

 

 You will never be a high class destination for rich families or a center for trusted business enterprises because your courts of law cant be trusted. You are trying to enter the first world with a third world mind set, your politicians are no different from those of the first world, power hungry, greedy and self serving but unlike the first world your citizens have been taught through example to be corrupt and void of moral considerations which leaves you with a civil service which is fearful and immoral and so cant act as an unbiased counterweight to the self serving desires of your political masters.

 

You aren't lost my dear Thailand, you just have to realize what you really are and face the world unashamedly, your amorality can be quite charming in fact, holding out one hand for the bribe and then the other one saying OK that was the bribe now where is the the baksheesh, you will always keep us smiling but don't expect us to take you seriously. 

[ChipButty]

Could have been worse, it could have been used condoms 

[frankie machine]

3 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/former-us-marine-arrested-in-thailand-over-dollar29m-kidnap-ransom-plot/vi-BB1gS5xb

the little chinese guy put up a pretty good fight

[frankie machine]

caveat emptor  TIT

[Misterwhisper]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

In Thailand, numerous illegal enterprises sprung up during the pandemic, where migrant labourers have been washing and trying to restore the original appearance of disposable medical gloves

Right. It's those migrant laborers again. Not one single Thai person was involved.

 

They cooked up the whole scheme.

They systematically began collecting millions of used gloves.

They somehow established facilities to wash and "restore" them.

They warehoused the millions of "restored" gloves.

They packed them, filled out export and customs documentation.

They contracted logistics companies and arranged for shipping containers.

They also handled the invoicing and established bank accounts to receive payment.

 

Quite crafty people, those migrant laborers.