Toronto Public Health is advising members of the public who visited two body piercing parlours to get tested for HIV and other diseases. An inspection found two franchises of the New York New York body piercing and tattoo parlour to have inadequate infection control practices.
Toronto Public Health inspectors entered the two locations after receiving a complaint that was unrelated to inadequate sterilizing procedures. It was during their investigation that TPH employees observed the sterilizer had not been tested within the timeframe required by regulations.
There have been no reports of customers being infected during services rendered at these two parlours, however. “The risk is very low, but as a precaution, we are advising anyone who received a piercing at one of these locations to see their doctor and get tested,” said Herveen Sachdeva, associated medical officer of health at TPH. Customers should be tested for hepatitis B, C and HIV. Piercing and tattooing equipment is required to be sterile, and sterilizing machines must be tested every two weeks to ensure they operate correctly.
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