reporter: literally hot off the production line, the very first hand molds being dipped in nitrile. the result, a reliable stream of medical grade gloves made in america. this is a big deal, because for decades, the u.s. has imported these gloves from cheap suppliers almost entirely in asia. it took a pandemic to start to change that. businessman dylan radigan says he felt compelled to act. we just watched hundreds of thousands, more than a half a million americans die, and many of them for no reason. i think bad decisions have been made in american manufacturing, specifically for critical assets like class i medical devices. the decision has been made to make sure that never happens again. reporter: the nitrile glove industry was plagued by price gouging, fraud, and scams. a cnn investigation found
lower-quality latex or vinyl packed into nitrile boxes. many others were very clearly soiled and secondhand. not fit for use in a hospital? not fit for use by anybody. reporter: the shipment sat for months in an la warehouse, so we sent an expert and our camera to see for ourselves. douglas stein has spent 30 years importing ppe from asia, and has been tracking fraud and scams in the nitrile glove industry since the pandemic began. but you can see the way it s packed, they are just clumped like somebody just took handfuls and stuffed em in the box. these were washed, definitely. this one is completely brown, discolored. this is nitrile but you can tell it s been through a washer and a dryer. and it s changed color, due to the heat. reporter: the shipment of counterfeit soiled gloves came in fake boxes of the legitimate thai brand which says it has nothing to do with patty the room. kershen s gloves were branded
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