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Green Cross (Japanese company)

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Former Japanese pharmaceutical company that collapsed due to blood product scandal

Last updated August 26, 2026

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Overview

Green Cross was a pharmaceutical company based in Osaka, Japan, founded in 1950. The company was involved in a serious scandal related to HIV-contaminated blood products, which damaged its reputation and eventually led to its collapse.

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A former Japanese pharmaceutical company that went bankrupt due to a scandal.

Product categories. Blood products · Pharmaceuticals

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  • 1980

    Green Cross HIV-tainted blood scandal

    绿十字公司因未对血液制品进行充分筛查,导致患者感染HIV,引发重大公共卫生丑闻。

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