At least 94 people in Panama are dead due to counterfeit glycerin, and hundreds of more deaths are under investigation, according to the AP. The local Panama News puts the death toll over 100 and climbing fast. I first talked about fake diethylene glycol in my post Counterfeit Glycerin Floods Global Markets – Patients at Risk on May 7.
A Chinese firm sold the counterfeit glycerin (which was actually diethylene glycol) to Medicom SA, a Panamanian firm. With relative ease, the counterfeit glycerin was able to flood the global market and find its way into dozens of different countries.
A Chinese firm sold the counterfeit glycerin (which was actually diethylene glycol) to Medicom SA, a Panamanian firm. With relative ease, the counterfeit glycerin was able to flood the global market and find its way into dozens of different countries.