Investigations in Toronto have brought forward two body piercing studios that were not abiding by proper infection control practices and their customers could have been infected by hepatitis B, hepatitis c or even Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Public Health authorities are urging people who got piercing in last six months, to get a medical screening.
In a routine annual inspection, it was brought to notice that two piercing studios, New York Body Piercing, 1700 Wilson Ave., Unit 151 and New York Accessories & Body Piercing, 423 Queen St. were not following infection control practices and some of their instruments were not properly sterilized for infection riddance.
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