Oman's Ministry of Health withdraws vinyl medical gloves

Business Sunday 26/April/2020 12:35 PM
By: Times News Service
Oman's Ministry of Health withdraws vinyl medical gloves

Muscat: The Ministry of Health issued a decision to withdraw medical gloves made of vinyl because of impurities that may negatively affect the user.

The ministry said in a statement: "The General Directorate of Pharmacy and Drug Control issued a circular withdrawing all operations related to medical gloves made of vinyl and produced by the Chinese company Lotus, where a lot of impurities appeared on the product that lead to the inability to use it and may negatively affect the user."

The Directorate calls for the immediate cessation of the use of the product and the reporting of any adverse effects related to its use.