Typical Chinese barbarians.

B 

http://news.
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071113/hl_afp/chinahealthcondomsoffbeat_07111
3034834;_ylt=Arhybeol.CMO6xbxhgisvnOs0NUE>
yahoo.com/s/afp/20071113/hl_afp/chinahealthcondomsoffbeat_071113034834;_ylt=
Arhybeol.CMO6xbxhgisvnOs0NUE

or

http://tinyurl. <http://tinyurl.com/yp2tu2> com/yp2tu2

China recycling used condoms as cheap hair bands

Mon Nov 12, 10:48 PM ET

BEIJING (AFP) - Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in
southern China, threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases
they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday.

In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products,
rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in
Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China
Daily newspaper said.

"These cheap and colourful rubber bands and hair ties sell well ...
threatening the health of local people," it said.

Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and
viruses, it said.

"People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases
if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving
their hair into plaits or buns," the paper quoted a local dermatologist
who gave only his surname, Dong, as saying.

A bag of ten of the recycled bands sells for just 25 fen (three cents),
much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their popularity,
the paper said.

A government official was quoted as saying recycling condoms was illegal.

China's manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year
by a string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for
both domestic and foreign markets.

In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at
playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.



 


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