The FDA warns against using blood collection tubes to store food or drinks for consumption in any case. Risk of harm from chemicals This is because the inside of the tube is coated with certain chemicals to prevent blood clotting. Or take a previously used blood collection tube and clean it again because it is still contaminated with residual chemicals.
Pharmacist Lertchai Lertwut, deputy secretary-general of the Food and Drug Administration, said that from information published on online media that a store near the school had used blood collection tubes to fill with pink water. To be sold in random boxes for children to eat as snacks. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ) Please remind us that blood collection tubes are designed for collecting blood samples from the human body for medical diagnosis. Inside the tube is coated with some chemicals. To prevent blood clotting The chemicals may cause harm if they are touched or introduced into the body, such as eating. Therefore, consuming food or drinks packed in blood collection tubes Therefore it is an inappropriate thing to do. Because it may cause harm to consumers. In addition, taking blood collection tubes that have previously been used from a hospital and cleaning them to package food or drinks for sale is There may still be contamination from analytical chemicals or blood remaining inside the tubes, so they should not be reused in any case even after cleaning.
Deputy Secretary-General of the FDA reiterated that he would like to warn the public. Do not buy food or drinks that come in substandard containers. Because it may be unsafe for consumers. If you find or have questions about the unsafeness of health products Complaints can be reported at the FDA hotline 1556 Facebook: FDAThai Line: @FDAThai or provincial public health offices nationwide. .
Source: Thai News Agency