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

[soalbundy]

13 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Could have been worse, it could have been used condoms 

Not beyond the realm of possibilities.

[Sydebolle]

Give 'em a medal - new heights in cheating BIG time it seems! And then they wonder in Bangkok, why nobody trusts 'em on anything! 

[mran66]

Wonder how many used condoms laundered packed by same people. Maybe they have collectors in massage parlors and other establishments with supply! 

[wombat]

43 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Could have been worse, it could have been used condoms 

they missed one

[CosmicSurfer]

6 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

To all the Thai bashers commenting here... The CNN article ^^^ clearly states that the warehouse was Rented to a HONG KONG company!! 

 

Quote

"The Thai FDA arrested the owner of the warehouse but was unable to bring charges against the tenant -- a Hong Kong resident, according to the Thai FDA."

 

[kingstonkid]

2 hours ago, Pravda said:

 

What about sold right here? 

They will not sell these openly to Thais as that would bring the law against them for hurting Thais.

 

If you look at most things here you never see people copying anything Thai as that would lead to Thai courts.

 

Examples are/were plenty at Khaosan Road.  You can/could buy a university degree to almost any university in the world except a Thai university,  Same with ID cards. 

An interesting point to all this is that the Ziskin that is mentioned spent 12 years in Prison in the states for being smuggling ecstasy in the the U.S, so he should of been more aware.

 

Also have to wonder why it took the FDA and HS in the states to act on things.

You would have thought that they would have blacklisted Thai companies form shipping/selling PPE.

 

Any time that there is a huge demand for something people will find a way to make money from it.  Not just in LOS but any part of the world.

 

[John Drake]

2 hours ago, bstafford214 said:

Maybe people think this doesn't happen in the US, but believe me it is much worse. The media just put other countries in the spotlight.

There are strong consumer protection laws in the US.

[Cake Monster]

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

So now we know what the migrant workers had to do while locked inside their bubble and seal compounds during the pandemic!

And this story is about the Contaminated Nitrile Gloves.

How many used Face Masks have been recycled, and how much Hand Sanitizer is just dish washing fluid.

The whole episode is both Immoral and sickening.

[John Drake]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Safe trusted Thailand.... USA ain't gonna like that.

A couple of years ago, Thailand openly marketed itself to Chinese companies as a place to "relocate" to in order to avoid US tariffs and exclusion lists. For that and things such as this glove scandal, the US should put a trade embargo on Thailand until the country can verify to the standards of the US that is no longer engaged in fraud. Would be a good time to clean up on IP theft as well.

[soalbundy]

Just now, John Drake said:

There are strong consumer protection laws in the US.

Laws, laws, as Stalin once said, it isn't necessary to control the voters, just the people counting the votes. You can have laws but if they aren't acted upon (see Thailand) they are of no use.

[Elkski]

Death penalty for anyone involved in this glove scam.  

[jak2002003]

A new 'Thailand, the hub of ... '. 

[kingstonkid]

9 minutes ago, John Drake said:

There are strong consumer protection laws in the US.

That protect no one. The problem with the U.S. Laws is that they are not acted upon.  

 

 

[kingstonkid]

7 minutes ago, John Drake said:

A couple of years ago, Thailand openly marketed itself to Chinese companies as a place to "relocate" to in order to avoid US tariffs and exclusion lists. For that and things such as this glove scandal, the US should put a trade embargo on Thailand until the country can verify to the standards of the US that is no longer engaged in fraud. Would be a good time to clean up on IP theft as well.

Not just Thailand all SE Asian countries did the same thing.  The U.S. was fully aware of it and did nothing.  

[Ralf001]

Counterfeit Gloves.......

 

Given they cost a poofteenth of nothing to make why is this even a thing ?

[John Drake]

2 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

Not just Thailand all SE Asian countries did the same thing.  The U.S. was fully aware of it and did nothing.  

The US is always a softie in trade relations. What do you think would have happened if Thailand had done this to China?

[ChipButty]

29 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

And this story is about the Contaminated Nitrile Gloves.

How many used Face Masks have been recycled, and how much Hand Sanitizer is just dish washing fluid.

The whole episode is both Immoral and sickening.

A mother and daughter did get arrested here in Thailand for re cycled face mask

[Cake Monster]

5 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

A mother and daughter did get arrested here in Thailand for re cycled face mask

They are small Fry.

There was an incident Months ago now, where a whole Warehouse was packed to the Rafters with soiled masks awaiting reprocessing.

Many more had already been distributed and Sold ( dont know where ), and the scam was estimated to be hundreds of Millions of Baht.

There have also been numerous incidents of False Hand Sanitizer being produced and sold.

LOS = Land of Scams

 

[David T Pike]

What the heck??? ???? Who in their right mind would buy those? God knows what bacteria and virus lurk on them! The best thing you could do with those is to melt them down, recycle them... Latex cannot be recycled but nitrile can...

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, TechnikaIII said:

And it all happened on whose watch?

????

The houseplant, Biden's, of course.

[trainman34014]

Well Prayut said he wanted 'Innovative' idea's from Thai's.  Sadly Thai's are only good at thinking up the fastest way to Scam anyone and everyone around the Globe; they have no other thoughts than 'Making Gain' !

[malibukid]

4 hours ago, Artisi said:

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

tell that to them when they come for the overstayers.

[malibukid]

2 hours ago, soalbundy said:

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. 

Thailand was a feudal society less than a hundred years ago

[Dont confuse me]

I'm trying to see a positive side to this story, the only scenario I can think of that's better is at least the  usa will disposes of them correctly rather than LoS dumping them at sea! 

[soalbundy]

Just now, malibukid said:

Thailand was a feudal society less than a hundred years ago

Still is

[AgMech Cowboy]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

A months-long investigation revealed that millions of such counterfeit and second-hand nitrile gloves ended up in the US

I'll bet they went to California... That would be right up Gavin's alley.

[JustAnotherHun]

Maybe the US should export expired Biontec stuff in return.

[poskat]

the headline should be

 

Thailand companies sell millions of used unsterile gloves that were marketed as being sterile

[malibukid]

1 hour ago, kingstonkid said:

That protect no one. The problem with the U.S. Laws is that they are not acted upon.  

 

 

personally being an American i can say i have had my day in court and successfully won all claims agains large corporations in the States and the U.S. government.  try that in Thailand., lol

[RafPinto]

USA donates quality vaccines and get used gloves back (for which they have to pay).