Illegal human placenta trade in China using medical waste, funeral homes
The black market for human placentas thriving in China People who buy fresh human placenta believe it has healing properties and will either cook and eat it, or process and […]
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Placenta disposal in the park?
We have reported a diversity of routes for placenta disposal by Mums, including burying in the nice spot in the garden, transformation into art, to Chinese medicines, as tablets and […]
Meals on Wheels cover for human placenta smugglers
A courier delivery van disguised as a meals on wheels vehicle has been exposed as cover for Chinese traditional medicine peddlers, who used it to collect human placentas from hospitals […]
Placenta disposal
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has considered placenta disposal on previous occasions. Now another opportunity has been offered, to turn your placenta into a designer photo frame. The mind boggles! […]
Placentae used to generate clean energy in Filipino hospital
Placenta disposal is a huge problem. Bulky, rather messy with a predictable habit of dripping blood unless packaged properly, and rapidly decaying into a rather unpleasant mush, there seems no […]
Placenta found by London dog walker
Various items of clinical waste, predominantly used sharps, can be found on the streets of London. But today’s news report from the BBC is of a placenta found by London dog […]