Urumqi: Test Shoes To Be Beware Of "Foot Gas"

Go shopping to buy shoes, a pair of shoes, you try, I try everyone, who can think of hidden "killing machine", accidentally will catch beriberi.

In June 6th, Ms. Yuan went to a shopping mall, ready to buy a pair of sandals. After trying out a couple of pairs, she picked a pair of the best fit and bought her home directly.

But when she washed her feet in the evening, she felt a little scratchy on her toes. On the second morning, a small lump of eczema appeared on her instep.

At first, she thought it was caused by mosquito bites. She put some toilet water on it, but then it became more and more itchy. She had to run to the community health clinic. The result of the diagnosis surprised her: she was infected with fungus, that is, she got beriberi.

During the interview, reporters found that many women were trying to wear the same pair of shoes barefoot in the shoe store of Urumqi shoe city and large and medium-sized shopping malls.

Meanwhile, the clerk did not do any sterilization on the shoes.

Shopping guide at a shopping mall is also very helpless: "many customers in the summer are barefoot test shoes, but they must not let customers try."

Some businessmen said that they would scrub sample shoes in the morning and evening, and the reporters found that the so-called disinfection is wiping cloth instead of disinfecting and cleaning.

Reporters learned from several hospitals in the capital of Urumqi that if a pair of shoes is crossed by a person suffering from beriberi, it may spread to the next tried customer.

There are also suggestions that businesses should take measures to protect customers' rights and interests.

For example, businesses offer one-off stockings or disinfection of sample shoes at the shoe sales department.

Customers can also prepare a pair of socks when shopping, so that they can be used when necessary.