- Stories by Kate Willson
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration threatens recall after bacteria and contaminants were found in human tissue products made by a top supplier to hospitals in the U.S. and around the world.
Jan 04, 2013
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration threatens recall after bacteria and contaminants were found in human tissue products made by a top supplier to hospitals in the U.S. and around the world.
Dec 14, 2012
![The FDA said there was contamination in RTI’s patented BioCleanse tissue sterilization process](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/biocleanse-1.png)
One of the biggest players in the global trade in human tissue has suspended its partnership with suppliers in Ukraine, where authorities have carried out multiple investigations over allegations of illegal tissue recovery.
Sep 07, 2012
![Photographs taken inside NIK1 morgue in southern Ukraine by funeral home owner Dmytro Smyrnov after he grew suspicious of the morgue's activities](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/630morguephotos_0.jpg)
When ICIJ began discussing how to write a story about the untraceable and opaque trade in human tissues, our intent was not to propel readers to toss out their donor cards.
Jul 23, 2012
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PART FOUR: In the brave new world of tissue harvesting, the dead’s bones, skin, tendons and heart valves can be cut out and used to create medical devices that can be sold for profit around the world.
Jul 18, 2012
![Mandi Eisenbeis and her mother Patricia Towle](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/630patriciamandyeisenbeis.jpg)
PART THREE: Poor accountability and inadequate safeguards prompt concerns among medical experts that products made from tissues taken from the dead could spread disease to the living.
Jul 18, 2012
![Ukrainian security services seized harvested human tissue labeled "Tutogen](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/630mykolaivseizure1.jpg)
PART TWO: Police in Hungary, Ukraine and the U.S. allege that tissue suppliers stole tissue and committed fraud and forgery in the drive to supply the industry with flesh and bone.
Jul 17, 2012
![Dmytro Smyrnov, owner of a funeral home, shows photographs he took inside NIK1 morgue in southern Ukraine after he grew suspicious of its activities](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/630morguephotos.jpg)
How we identified relationships between data on tissue imports, inspections, adverse events, and accident reports filed with the Food and Drug Administration.
Jul 16, 2012
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