South Africa: Safer Sex, Limited Choices - Female Condoms Are Scarce While Tongue and Finger Condoms Remain Hard to Find
Authorities seized more than 200,000 counterfeit condoms worth over €200,000 after shipments from China were falsely labeled as toys, officials said.
- Authorities seized over 200,000 counterfeit condoms in Romania, Serbia, and Spain that originated in China, with shippers falsely declaring the goods as toys to bypass mandatory quality requirements.
- Classified as medical devices by the European Union, condoms must meet strict health and safety standards regarding microbial contamination, biocompatibility, and leak resistance, which these counterfeit shipments bypassed.
- The counterfeit products, worth over €200,000, were sold using the name and logo of a well-known brand, according to Euronews Health reporting.
- Petr Klement, chief of the anti-fraud authority, warned the items are "untested, uncontrolled and unsafe," exposing consumers to sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancies, and hazardous chemicals.
- Collaborating with Chinese authorities, the European agency identified the exporter behind the shipments but declined to disclose the brand, sale locations, or how many reached consumers.
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200,000 untested, and therefore unsafe, condoms have been found in various parts of Europe, writes Euronews. The untested condoms are said to have put the sexual health of thousands of people at risk.
A large-scale trafficking in counterfeit condoms from China was stopped by the European Anti-Fraud Office after the seizure of dangerous products in several countries.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) announced that it has broken up a criminal network that sold more than 200,000 counterfeit condoms in Europe. The counterfeit products were sold in Europe in China under the name and logo of a well-known brand, it warned. It also highlighted the health risks of using counterfeit condoms.
South Africa: Safer Sex, Limited Choices - Female Condoms Are Scarce While Tongue and Finger Condoms Remain Hard to Find
[Health-e] Community health organisations and activists say female condoms are scarce, while finger and tongue condoms are largely unavailable in clinics, community health service centres and local shops. This leaves some women and members of the LGBTQ+ community with limited options for safer sex.
On Tuesday 7 July, the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) announced the dismantling of a sector that had spent more than 200,000 counterfeit condoms in Europe, in disregard of the health of buyers.
Preservatives did not meet EU quality requirements for medical goods.
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