Revlon Healthcare company that infected patients with HIV to face UK Inquiry on wednesday

Jason Evans founded the Factor 8 campaign group, which represents those impacted by the contaminated blood scandal. His father, Jonathan, died from AIDS & Hepatitis C in 1993 when Jason was just 4-years old. Jonathan was infected with the viruses after using infected blood products, which included the Armour product “Factorate”.

Jason Evans said: “This is long overdue, the companies that profited from the contaminated blood scandal have avoided the spotlight for decades; finally, they will be scrutinised. My father received Armour Factorate products throughout the 1980s; long after the risks were well known within Revlon Healthcare’s subsidiary, he first tested positive for HIV in 1984, and he was dead less than ten years later. All of the families impacted by this deserve answers; we’ve never even received an apology from this company that lined its pockets and killed people in the process.”

In a controversial written statement to the Inquiry ahead of hearings, Revlon Inc. has contended that it doesn’t bear responsibility over the scandal, due to changes in Revlon’s corporate structure, but said it is “very mindful of the pain and suffering of victims and families involved in this tragedy and expresses its sympathy to those who have been impacted by the issues which are the subject of this Inquiry”.