Fake Condoms
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Thursday March 17, 01:44 PM
Durex tries to trace fake condoms
Boxes of fake condoms have been discovered in UK pharmacies and shops leading to a major product re-call.
The bogus condoms - which are 10 times more unreliable than the international standard - have appeared in fake Durex packaging.
Thousands of the "convincing" counterfeits were first discovered in the Republic of Ireland and reported by the Irish Medicines Board.
Three complaints were made in England about empty foil packets and the remaining condoms in these boxes were tested and found to be fake.
Durex launched a nationwide appeal to track down the risky prophylactics.
Chris Bunniss, marketing director of Durex, said it was thought that the condoms had come from China.
"They are a very good match," he said. "The condoms are sub-standard but the packaging is very convincing. We believe they originated in China and whoever is doing this is ripping us off."
The counterfeit condoms were tested and found to have more holes than the international standard allows. "This means they won't do what a condom should - guard against sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy," said Mr Bunniss.
Certain batches of Durex condoms have been re-called including Durex Extra Safe 12 pack batch number 20602503 and Durex Fetherlite 12 pack batch number VR3073C.
One way of spotting the fakes is the poor printing quality on the boxes. The letter "C" at the end of the serial number looks like an "E" or an Euro sign. On the condom foil itself, the batch number is printed as VR3073 followed by a "U".
Thursday March 17, 01:44 PM
Durex tries to trace fake condoms
Boxes of fake condoms have been discovered in UK pharmacies and shops leading to a major product re-call.
The bogus condoms - which are 10 times more unreliable than the international standard - have appeared in fake Durex packaging.
Thousands of the "convincing" counterfeits were first discovered in the Republic of Ireland and reported by the Irish Medicines Board.
Three complaints were made in England about empty foil packets and the remaining condoms in these boxes were tested and found to be fake.
Durex launched a nationwide appeal to track down the risky prophylactics.
Chris Bunniss, marketing director of Durex, said it was thought that the condoms had come from China.
"They are a very good match," he said. "The condoms are sub-standard but the packaging is very convincing. We believe they originated in China and whoever is doing this is ripping us off."
The counterfeit condoms were tested and found to have more holes than the international standard allows. "This means they won't do what a condom should - guard against sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy," said Mr Bunniss.
Certain batches of Durex condoms have been re-called including Durex Extra Safe 12 pack batch number 20602503 and Durex Fetherlite 12 pack batch number VR3073C.
One way of spotting the fakes is the poor printing quality on the boxes. The letter "C" at the end of the serial number looks like an "E" or an Euro sign. On the condom foil itself, the batch number is printed as VR3073 followed by a "U".