Randox controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Employment and workplace disputes
Reported disputes included claims concerning weight discrimination, unfair dismissal, maternity pay and a workplace notice restricting languages other than English at the Donegal facility. The language notices were withdrawn after criticism.
2020
COVID-19 procurement and laboratory-operations scrutiny
Randox’s large non-competitive COVID-19 contracts and reported operational conditions attracted political, media and audit scrutiny. A television investigation raised allegations about processing, cross-contamination and worker safety, which Randox denied.
2019
Lobbying allegations involving Owen Paterson
Former cabinet minister and Conservative MP Owen Paterson, who worked as a Randox consultant, was reported to have contacted government bodies about issues related to testing contracts and policy. The contacts raised questions about parliamentary rules governing lobbying for paying clients.
2017
Randox Testing Services data-tampering controversy
Allegations of manipulated forensic toxicology data led to employee arrests, dropped prosecutions and reviews of thousands of criminal cases. Greater Manchester Police later said that up to 27,000 cases could potentially be affected.