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US Customs and Border Protection has lifted a ban on rubber glove imports from a Malaysian company it previously accused of using forced labor to produce the gear.

In a statement Tuesday, the agency said disposable rubber gloves manufactured by WRP Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. will be allowed to be imported into the US after March 16.

The agency had imposed a “withhold release order” in 2019, but lifted that this week “based on recent information obtained by CBP showing the company is no longer producing the rubber gloves under forced labor conditions.”

The agency did not immediately expand on what the recent information was that it received.

On Wednesday, the Malaysian Rubber Gloves Manufacturers Association — the largest producer of medical gloves in the world — warned of a shortage of gloves because of extreme demand from health care facilities across the globe.

The added that a lockdown of the country will likely further limit production of the gloves.

The FDA said Friday it is monitoring the supply of personal protective equipment, including medical gloves.

“Increased use may exceed the available supply of [gloves], resulting in shortages at some health care organizations,” the agency wrote.

With Post wires