China: Yet another safety scandal as intravenous needles recalled

China is recalling a defective batch of intravenous needles after one broke and became embedded in a baby's scalp.

The incident occurred in October at a maternity and childcare hospital in southern Guangdong province, the Health Ministry said on its Web site in a notice posted Friday.

Sample testing on needles in the same batch showed that six more needles broke easily. The needles, produced by the Shanghai-based Damei Medicinal Plastic Factory, have been recalled by the State Food and Drug Administration.

The official Xinhua News Agency said the batch included 90,000 needles sold in 15 boxes. One shipment was sold in Shanghai while 14 others were sold in Guangdong.

Published by Mike Hitchen, mikehitchenconsulting.com
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