Chinese investigators said Thursday tests on a batch of a plasma product feared to have been contaminated with HIV have turned up negative for the virus that causes AIDS. AdvertisingThe result appears to have headed off the possibility of yet another scandal involving medical products in the country. A statement from the National Medical Products Administration said tests for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C all turned out negative. The samples were from a batch of 12,000 plasma products manufactured by Shanghai-based China Meheco Xinxing Pharma Co., Ltd.AdvertisingDuring the 1990s and earlier 2000s, thousands of Chinese were infected with HIV when they sold blood that was pooled and the plasma removed. In the past, deaths and injuries have also been blamed on shoddy medicines, baby formula, toys and other products.

Source: Indian Express February 07, 2019 04:52 UTC