1. The ethical issue originates from Halyard Health intentionally selling defective surgical gowns that did not conform to technical standards on a consistent basis, as well as neglecting to acknowledge claims of unethical behavior after obtaining a faulty performance report from an Anderson Cooper investigation. Halyard is torn between continuing to sell the gowns as impermeable while putting the lives of users at risk and acknowledging the ethical misconduct.

2. Halyard Health's procedures and guidelines should state that the gowns should not be advertised or sold as impermeable. While the company works on producing the gowns that meet the required standards and specifications, the best way for Halyard Health to approach this issue is to honestly inform all concerned customers that the previously supplied gowns were not impermeable and should not be used again, as they are going to replace them with the appropriate impermeable gowns. Furthermore, the company should work closely with the health regulatory body as well as its customers to undertake health tests on all users of the defective gowns to identify their health status.

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