-- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2005/09/14 10:41am [這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2005/09/14 10:45am 第 1 次編輯] <pre>可怕！嚴重道德問題. 大陸死囚皮膚煉製除皺霜 經港輸歐美 英報章披露 14/09/2005 太陽報 英國《衛報》揭露中國化妝品公司「嚇人」內幕！報道指內地一家化妝品公司竟大量收集被槍決死囚皮膚，用來提煉膠原蛋白後，再製成名貴化妝品經過香港銷往歐美市場，顧客使用後可能會有受感染危險。報章事後派員正式向該家公司求證時，對方矢口否認有關說法。 報道並無指出該家化妝品公司的真正名稱，只說其位於中國的北部地區。[b]《衛報》日前派出一名記者扮成顧客，到該家化妝品公司的門市詢問有關情況，銷售人員還很大方地承認，他們公司含有膠原蛋白的產品，例如護膚膏和去除皺霜等，都是由已被處死的死囚皮膚提煉而成。[/b] 記者對銷售人員的說法表示懷疑之際，這名推銷員隨即再引用其他「例證」說，[b][size=4]目前中國各地都正在研究使用死囚與流產嬰兒的皮膚提煉膠原蛋白而製成的化妝品，與一般膠原蛋白所製成化妝品的分別，例如一家內地知名、總部設於黑龍江省的大型化妝品公司。[color=red]他又說，在內地有很多化妝品公司都是這樣做，「沒甚麼好大驚小怪的！」[/color][/b][/size] 當被問到其產品通常出口到哪些地方時，銷售人員指出，他們主要以歐洲市場為目標，部分亦會出口至美國，並以香港作為中轉站。而內地人類膠原蛋白的生產成本，更低至不及歐美成本的百分之五，「但當然，我們在收取死囚屍體的同時，還會給予法院服務費用」。 其後《衛報》正式以媒體身份向該公司求證事件時，對方卻否認有關說法。 [b][color=red]使用者有受感染危險[/b][/color] 膠原蛋白又叫膠原質，是組成各種細胞外間質的聚合物，在動物細胞中扮演結合組織的角色，可幫助傷口愈合、提高皮膚保濕功能及調整皮膚表面油脂平衡作用；因此被廣泛用作製造成護膚及化妝品。 報道指出，近年歐洲各地已限制美容院或化妝品使用膠原蛋白，[b]當人們從死人身上提煉出膠原蛋白時，除了道德問題上的考慮外，使用這些產品的人亦可能會有受到感染的危險，嚴重者可能因此而喪命。[/b] </pre> -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2005/09/14 10:44am [這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2005/09/14 10:47am 第 1 次編輯] http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1568467,00.html <pre> The beauty products from the skin of executed Chinese prisoners · Cosmetics firm targets UK market · Lack of regulation puts users at risk Ian Cobain and Adam Luck Tuesday September 13, 2005 The Guardian A Chinese cosmetics company is using skin harvested from the corpses of executed convicts to develop beauty products for sale in Europe, an investigation by the Guardian has discovered. Agents for the firm have told would-be customers it is developing collagen for lip and wrinkle treatments from skin taken from prisoners after they have been shot. The agents say some of the company's products have been exported to the UK, and that the use of skin from condemned convicts is "traditional" and nothing to "make such a big fuss about". With European regulations to control cosmetic treatments such as collagen not expected for several years, doctors and politicians say the discovery highlights the dangers faced by the increasing number of Britons seeking to improve their looks. Apart from the ethical concerns, there is also the potential risk of infection. MPs on the Commons select health committee are to examine the regulatory system and may launch an investigation and question ministers about the need for immediate new controls. "I am sure that the committee will want to look at this," said Kevin Barron, its Labour chairman. "This is something everyone in society will be very concerned about." Plastic surgeons are also concerned about the delay in introducing regulations to control the cosmetic treatments industry. Norman Waterhouse, a former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said: "I am surprised that we are taking the lead from the European commission, because this is bound to delay action on this important area which is increasingly a matter for concern. It seems like a bit of a cop out to me." It is unclear whether any of the "aesthetic fillers" such as collagen available in the UK or on the internet are supplied by the company, which cannot be identified for legal reasons. It is also unclear whether collagen made from prisoners' skin is in the research stage or is in production. However, the Guardian has learned that the company has exported collagen products to the UK in the past. An agent told customers it had also exported to the US and European countries, and that it was trying to develop fillers using tissue from aborted foetuses. Traditional When formally approached by the Guardian, the agent denied the company was using skin harvested from executed prisoners. However, he had already admitted it was doing precisely this during a number of conversations with a researcher posing as a Hong Kong businessman. The Press Complaints Commission's code of practice permits subterfuge if there is no other means of investigating a matter of public interest. The agent told the researcher: "A lot of the research is still carried out in the traditional manner using skin from the executed prisoner and aborted foetus." This material, he said, was being bought from "bio tech" companies based in the northern province of Heilongjiang, and was being developed elsewhere in China. He suggested that the use of skin and other tissues harvested from executed prisoners was not uncommon. "In China it is considered very normal and I was very shocked that western countries can make such a big fuss about this," he said. Speaking from his office in northern China, he added: "The government has put some pressure on all the medical facilities to keep this type of work in low profile." The agent said his company exported to the west via Hong Kong."We are still in the early days of selling these products, and clients from abroad are quite surprised that China can manufacture the same human collagen for less than 5% of what it costs in the west." Skin from prisoners used to be even less expensive, he said. "Nowadays there is a certain fee that has to be paid to the court." The agent's admission comes after an inquiry into the cosmetic surgery industry in Britain, commissioned by the Department of Health, pointed to the need for new regulations controlling collagen treatments. Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, has highlighted the inquiry's concerns about the use of cadavers for cosmetic treatments. "Cosmetic procedures are a rapidly growing area of private health care," he said. "We must ensure we properly protect patients' safety by improving the training and regulation." The DoH has agreed to the inquiry's recommendations, but is waiting for the European commission to draw up proposals for laws governing cosmetic products. It could be several years before this legislation takes force. Meanwhile, cosmetic treatments, including those with with aesthetic fillers, are growing rapidly in popularity, with around 150,000 injections or implants administered each year in the UK. Lip enhancement treatments are one of the most popular, costing an average of £170. Some fillers are made from cattle or pig tissue, and others from humans. The DoH believes that there may be a risk of transmission of blood-borne viruses and even vCJD from collagen containing human tissue. Although there is as yet no evidence that this has happened, the inquiry found that some collagen injections had triggered inflammatory reactions causing permanent discomfort, scarring and disfigurement. In their report, the inquiry team said that if there was a risk, "action should be taken to protect patient safety through regulation". While new regulations are to be drawn up, the department is currently powerless to regulate most human-tissue fillers intended for injection or implant, as they occupy a legal grey area. Most products are not governed by regulations controlling medical products, as they are not classified as medicines. They also escape cosmetics regulations, which only apply to substances used on the surface of the skin and not those injected beneath it. The Healthcare Commission is planning new regulations for cosmetic surgery clinics next year, but these will not control the substances used by plastic surgeons. Hand transplants A number of plastic surgeons have told the Guardian that they have been hearing rumours about the use of tissue harvested from executed prisoners for several years. Peter Butler, a consultant plastic surgeon and government adviser, said there had been rumours that Chinese surgeons had performed hand transplants using hands from executed prisoners. One transplant centre was believed to be adjacent to an execution ground. "I can see the utility of it, as they have access and no ethical objection," he said. "The main concern would be infective risk." Andrew Lee of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, who has visited China to examine transplant techniques, said he had heard similar rumours. Manufacturers of aesthetic fillers said they had seen Chinese collagen products on sale at trade fairs, but had not seen any labelled Chinese-made in the UK. Dan Cohen, whose US-based company, Inamed, produces collagen products, said: "We have come across Chinese products in the market place. But most products from China are being sold 'off-label' or are being imported illegally." In China, authorities deny that prisoners' body parts are harvested without their consent. However, there is some evidence to suggest it may be happening. In June 2001, Wang Guoqi, a Chinese former military physician, told US congressmen he had worked at execution grounds helping surgeons to harvest the organs of more than 100 executed prisoners, without prior consent. The surgeons used converted vans parked near the execution grounds to begin dissecting the bodies, he told the house international relations committee's human rights panel. Skin was said to be highly valued for the treatment of burn victims, and Dr Wang said that in 1995 he skinned a shot convict's body while the man's heart was still beating. Dr Wang, who was seeking asylum in the US, also alleged that corneas and other body tissue were removed for transplant, and said his hospital, the Tianjin paramilitary police general brigade hospital, sold body parts for profit. Human rights activists in China have repeatedly claimed that organs have been harvested from the corpses of executed prisoners and sold to surgeons offering transplants to fee-paying foreigners. Dr Wang's allegations infuriated the Chinese authorities, and in a rare move officials publicly denounced him as a liar. The government said organs were transplanted from executed prisoners only if they and their family gave consent. Although the exact number of people facing the death penalty in China is an official secret, Amnesty International believes around 3,400 were executed last year, with a further 6,000 on death row. What is it? Collagen is a major structural protein found in abundance in skin, bones, tendons and other connective tissue. Matted sheets of collagen give skin its toughness and by winding into molecular "cables", it adds strength to tendons. What is it used for? Collagen injections are used in cosmetic surgery to plump up lips and flatten out wrinkles. After botox, collagen injections are the second-most popular cosmetic operations in Britain. Collagen does not have a permanent effect and several injections are often needed. What else is it good for? Collagen was being put to good use as far back as the stone age. Neolithic cave dwellers around the Dead Sea are believed to have used it as a primitive form of glue some 8,000 years ago. More recently, researchers have developed a form that can be poured or injected into wounds to seal them. Where does it come from? A number of sources. Some companies extract it from cow skin and treat it to minimise the risk of allergic reactions or infection. Others collect it from human donors or extract cells from the patient before growing the necessary amount in a laboratory. Is it safe? Collagen can cause allergic reactions if it has not been treated correctly, and there is a theoretical risk of disease being passed on. A small amount of collagen is often injected into the skin a few weeks before treatment to test for possible allergic reactions. Earlier this year, Sir Liam Donaldson warned that collagen injections could spread conditions such as hepatitis and variant CJD, the human form of mad cow disease. </pre> -- 作者： 無尾蜂 -- 發表時間： 2005/09/14 11:00am 長此下去, 中國商人只會自食其果了, 人家一看見 "make in China" 可能都不會買。 -- 作者： 戰神 -- 發表時間： 2005/09/14 00:53pm 好恐怖? 但係咪真係得架? -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2005/09/14 06:32pm [quote][b]下面引用由[u]戰神[/u]在 [i]2005/09/15 00:53am[/i] 發表的內容：[/b] 好恐怖? 但係咪真係得架? [/quote] <pre> 你做一隻白老鼠, 親身試一試 "死囚牌" 除皺霜. 然後你告訴我們結果是真, 是假. -- 作者： mem -- 發表時間： 2005/09/14 07:05pm 昨天晚上,在吃飯時,我也有看到此新聞報導.好可怕!真的好可怕! 不知道那個死囚知不知道他的皮被拿去用>< 謝天謝地,我很晚才開始用保養品,也就是這半個月才開始使用生平第一次的保養品,而我用的是蘆薈,黃瓜^^ -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2005/09/14 10:56pm <pre> 有更多驚嚇細節，這是從另一份報紙的重點摘錄。一些死囚 [b]尚未死亡[/b], 已經從身上摘取器官和皮膚的. 文章其他部分與第一樓類似, 因此我省略類似的部分. 死囚皮製膠原蛋白 狂銷歐美 英國記者秘密調查 化妝品代理商：「由來已久，不值得大驚小怪」 2005-09-14 世界新聞網 [b]中國當局處決的犯人，數目比全球處決人犯的總和還多，但實際數字無法證實。根據歐洲一反死刑團體的統計，2004年全球被處決的犯人將近5500人，其中至少五千人是在中國大陸。[/b] [b][color=red][size=4]據人民報先前報導，中國死囚遺體器官遭盜用事件頻傳，其中以腎臟、眼角膜、皮膚等器官最為搶手。[u]絕大多數死囚都在沒有獲得本人同意情形下，強行摘除器官，有些死囚甚至是在尚未死去時，就被活活摘除器官，令人髮指。[/u][/b][/color][/size] [b][color=red][size=4]報導指出，現居美國的中國大陸解放軍醫師王國齊，2001年曾在美國眾院小組委員會作證，他曾經被迫從一百多個死囚屍體剝取皮膚。王國齊指出，1995年，[u]他和其他醫生從一個尚未死亡的死囚身上摘取器官和皮膚，那次經驗令他永生良心不安。[/u][/b][/color][/size] [b][color=red][size=4]王國齊證實：「我們必須在火化場手腳很快的工作，通常只要10到20分鐘就可以把屍體的皮膚完全割下。」他指出，出售死囚的皮膚和其他器官給需要移植和植皮者，為解放軍帶來龐大的利益。。[/b][/color][/size] </pre> -- 作者： mem -- 發表時間： 2005/09/15 03:22am 被活活的摘除器官... 好可怕>< 很沒天良><