Jet Moses Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 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 colorful 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 j ust 25 s en (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. _.___ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JerryK Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I wouldn't put it past China, but this doesn't seem plausible. Where is this recycling center? People are saving them? And I think most viruses can't live more than about 15hours outside the body. Hard to believe they could survive recycling, processing, shipping, and sitting on a store shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 What is gum made of then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Moses Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 I wouldn't put it past China, but this doesn't seem plausible. Where is this recycling center? People are saving them? And I think most viruses can't live more than about 15hours outside the body. Hard to believe they could survive recycling, processing, shipping, and sitting on a store shelf. I hear ya on all counts. China is out of control, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norway'sWaddlingMarmaloof Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 That's pretty fun, I hope it's true. I've been hoping for an AIDS related accessory for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yisman Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 '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. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 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 colorful 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 j ust 25 s en (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. _.___ I always hated hair bands. And clearly they are walking vats of STDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Moses Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 ... Dong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgoguy Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Dong. Hey, JetMo? Remember that classic Python bit? "What's brown and sounds like a bell? Dung." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryK Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I always thought hair bands were the result of failed condoms. This proves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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