hotchilli Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 4 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 given their high global demand, CNN said. The product was then shipped to different countries. A months-long investigation revealed that millions of such counterfeit and second-hand nitrile gloves ended up in the US, according to import records and distributors who bought them. Safe trusted Thailand.... USA ain't gonna like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 3 hours ago, steven100 said: it's the dirty farang involved again Thai owned business by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey611 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Thai owned business by any chance? Owned by a nut in charge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 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 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phredd Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I was once involved with Used Medical Dressings inserted into Children's Plush Toys, Thailand was not involved with this. Buyer beware! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoon58 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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...!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 51 minutes ago, HeijoshinCool said: . On the import documents, Import Agent is listed as Ben Dover..... ☝️ Thought they were for Covid not prostate...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) Recycled to chewing gum the same as the used condoms from Soi6 were before covid closed it. Edited October 25, 2021 by wombat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbko Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 What other medical supplies have they recycled and sold internationally? Syringes, needles? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Just now, bbko said: What other medical supplies have they recycled and sold internationally? Syringes, needles? Vaccine phials that once contained vaccines..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 1 minute ago, bbko said: What other medical supplies have they recycled and sold internationally? Syringes, needles? What about sold right here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMac Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 What's wrong with "pre-owned"? Thailand has a long tradition of selling used stuff more expensive than new ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ExpatOilWorker Posted October 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2021 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 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said: นายลุก เฟย หยาง หยาง (Mr. Luk Fei Yang Yang) https://opencorporates.com/companies/th/0125560023000 . Who in their right mind would buy medical supplies from a company called Paddy the Room? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin612 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Darn it, can the U.S. request refund? The gloves are nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 12 minutes ago, HeijoshinCool said: . Who in their right mind would buy medical supplies from a company called Paddy the Room? Mick ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtin Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyExpat57 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Shouldn't the article title read "Thailand Sold Millions of Used Medical Gloves to the US?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Could have been worse, it could have been used condoms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie machine Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie machine Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 caveat emptor TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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