BANGI: An illegal factory that washes nitrile gloves and resells them as fit for medical grade use was sealed by the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj). In a joint raid with the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry and Health Ministry's Medical Device Authority (MDA), the council's enforcement officers found plastic bundles of nitrile gloves at the factory's processing area. MPKj Enforcement director Shariman Mohd Nor ( pic) said the gloves were being put through washing machines with a solution of bleach, tyre polish and blue dye. He said many of the gloves still had stains on them after the washing process.