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Barefoot workers, bacteria found at factory that made big-brand eye drops | Ars Technica
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Wow, can you imagine trying to fix dry eyes by using eye drops, only to have to get them surgically removed to prevent your death? Going blind over eye drops? 4 deaths even...
You see those videos of workers in India doing barefoot work making pots and small metal parts. Turns out that's everywhere, including your eye drops.
I'm sure the companies responsible won't have any consequences, but I wish they would. That's so incredibly reckless and who knows what else we use every day that's manufactured this carelessly.
Bare feet are a bit clickbaity on the headline. That alone doesn't mean much, but when it happens on a area where you should have full protective gear at the (supposed to be) sterile part of the manufacturing it's of course a big deal. But it would be equally big deal if you just stroll there in your jeans and t-shirt with boots you stepped on a dog shit on your way to work. And even then it's not even close of being the biggest issue on manufacturing where they constantly ignored all of the safety protocols, including ignoring test results which told them that the product is faulty.
Ideally if it's a sterile product it'll never be in contact with the same atmosphere the worker is in, so clothes policy is mostly for the protection of the worker.
Not really. People shed skin and hair constantly, and the small particles float in the air and distribute themselves throughout the volume. And your bacteria are along for the ride. One of the functions of the protective suits, gloves and hairnets is to contain these these particles and thus keep the air as clean as possible. When combined with lamina airflow, positive room pressure and other techniques, it keeps contamination down hugely.
Hmm, well, best to avoid watching the "how it's made" about sutures then.
The bare feet gives an indication of the company’s culture
I rather just die than go blind