China recycling used condoms as cheap hair gear

nov 15th, 2007

 

anything for a buck. i guess we should call chinese communism the 'religion of money'.

these hairbands will soon appear in west bengal.

 

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Wonder if our commies use the same.

China recycling used condoms as cheap hair gear
Agencies
Wednesday, November 14, 2007  21:13 IST
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1133218

MIAMI: 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.