Tamika Reynolds
11-20-09
S0C 202
4:36
The very popular Vicks nasal sprays will being recalling in various location around the world. The reason for this is because a harmful bacteria has been found in the nasal spray products. There have been no reports of this anyone getting ill but people with weak immune systems might develop a serious infection or even chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrous. The company that distributes Vicks is the American Company Proctor & Gamble. They announced that it they found a small about of this bacteria in there plant in Germany. They will be recalling in United State, Germany, and Britain. Cincinnati, Ohio location of Proctor & Gamble realized it was a problem when they were doing a routine quality control of the plant. This bacteria entered the product by a little bit of raw material getting into a patch that is only distributed in the three countries mentioned earlier.
Often I think about the pros and cons of globalization. In this situation there are both good things and bad things. The bad thing is Germany and Britain would not being have to recall there product if the United Stated did not put products in their country. The positive side of this situation is that when they found out about the contamination they were able to effectively community to the satellite plants and have correct the situation post haste. I knew that proctor & Gamble was a big company and they originated in the United States but I had no idea how spread out they were in the world. It so interesting, the world is so little that all these countries are having the same products and going through the same issues.
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