France warns of 300,000 potentially unsafe condoms
Authorities said about 40,000 condoms had already been sold, and advised users to get STI screening or a pregnancy test if needed.
- On Friday, The DGCCRF and DGS issued a warning regarding several non-compliant condom products sold in France, noting that some items erroneously bear the European conformity marking despite failing safety standards.
- Inspections identified safety defects, specifically a "risk of bursting" and "the presence of perforations" in two products, while many items, "for the most part, lack packaging in French."
- The Health Ministry reported that "260,000 units" were subject to recent "recalls," with targeted brands including Friday Bae, Okamoto, Sagami, and Lubie; online platforms already removed 36 listings.
- Non-Compliant condoms can "pose serious risks to users' health and safety: sexually transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancies," so The DGCCRF advises users to get STI screening and pregnancy tests if periods are late.
- Authorities identified that "more than 40,000" condoms were sold online, "mostly" by "Asian" distributors, and "Several" platforms have now "undertaken to review their verification systems and filtering rules.
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Approximately 30 types of non-compliant condoms, sold online and in pharmacies in recent months in France, may lead to unwanted pregnancies or sexually transmitted infections, warned the Anti-Fraud Authority and the Ministry of Health on Friday, reports AFP.
Authorities advise users to take a pregnancy test or get tested for sexually transmitted infections.
Hundreds of thousands of condoms are targeted by the authorities in France. After eye-catching laboratory tests, a large recall follows. Numerous products sold online are also contested.
France has discovered tens of thousands of defective condoms on the market, and the authorities recommend pregnancy tests. Those affected should also be tested for venereal diseases.
About a thousand boxes, or "more than 40,000 non-compliant condoms", have been sold on the Internet, "mostly" via "Asian" distributors, according to their press release. According to the website Reminder Conso, the brands concerned are: Friday Bae (Le Préservatif), Okamoto (003 and 002), Sagami (Sagami Original 002, sold on Amazon), and My Lubie, whose products are marketed on Amazon, in pharmacy and by various brands: Nuoo, Mademoiselle Bio, Mo…
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