The Thai government has shaped a panel to investigate the export of millions of used medical gloves from Thailand to the US. ติดตั้งโซล่าเซลล์ที่อยุ่อาศัย follows a latest CNN report into the international commerce of substandard medical tools, with an underground trade having emerged in Southeast Asia, looking for to capitalise on Covid-fuelled world demand. Reporters found that tens of millions of counterfeit and second-hand nitrile gloves had reached the US.
After the CNN report was revealed this week, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha tasked Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit with heading up the probe, with the issue having attracted international headlines. While no particular deadline has been set, Jurin expects that – in the absence of unexpected issues – the probe will launch its findings soon.
Jurin emphasised that “exporting medical provides without permission, together with medical gloves, runs contrary to Thai law”, and pointed to the importance of the investigation quickly and clearly communicating its findings in in search of to reinforce the picture of Thailand’s exports.
As reported by CNN, a US businessman, who placed an order for about US$2 million of gloves from Thai-based company Paddy the Room, had described receiving washed and recycled gloves, some of which “had bloodstains”. The gloves have been subsequently discarded in a landfill, with the businessman notifying US authorities
While Thai FDA brokers had raided Paddy the Room final December, arresting the owner of the warehouse, they have been unable to deliver costs in opposition to the tenant, a Hong Kong resident, with the company having subsequently relocated its operations..