BBC: Parents warned over fake thermometers

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  • Description: Parents have been warned about the sale on the internet of dangerous fake digital thermometers. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seized more than 400 fake digital thermometers after raids in Harrow and Oxford. The MHRA warned they could give inaccurate readings, posing a serious threat to children with potentially fatal illnesses such as meningitis.
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  • Published by: BBC
  • Published date: Friday, 15th June 2012 00:00:00

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  • Unrefined: fake; thermometer; counterfeit
  • Keywords (National Public Health Language):
  • CHILDREN
  • COMPUTER NETWORKS
  • FAMILIES
  • HEALTH AND SAFETY
  • HOME SAFETY
  • INTERNET
  • PARENTING
  • PARENTS
  • PATIENT SAFETY
  • PERSONAL SAFETY
  • SAFETY
  • SAFETY (OF PATIENTS)
  • SAFETY DEVICES
  • SAFETY EQUIPMENT
  • WEBSITES
  • WORLD WIDE WEB
  • Category (Government Category List):
  • HEALTH

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