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09-10-2008, 06:26 AM | #1 |
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| Gross must read I thought you might find the following article from snopes.com interesting: snopes.com: Condom Hair Bands Be cautious of hair bands at open markets around the city too – they are probably from China since they are purchased in bulk very very cheap !!!! Take a good look before buying hair bands in future – specially like the following kind….. .. These Hair bands were made from used condoms and threads. That was so disgusting, I would not want to use them!! .. .. .. [IMAGE] ... 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 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 just 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. _.___ Check your kids hair bands and make sure they do not put them in their mouth while trying to braid or tie their hair |
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09-10-2008, 06:53 AM | #2 |
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| Okay I get the recycling of inferior condoms rejected from the factory but were on earth are they getting such a volume of used condoms and who is in charge of collecting them?! That is bizarre!
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09-10-2008, 06:55 AM | #3 |
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| It says 'used' as in they were manufactured, but didn't pass inspection...so it's basically just the latex(?) that was recycled. It's not condoms that people used for the intended purpose first and then recycled. (Think about it---who in the heck is standing around bedside to collect them after the owner has finished to ship them off to be used for hair bands!? ) |
09-10-2008, 07:12 AM | #4 |
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09-10-2008, 07:22 AM | #5 |
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| OMG!!! Sickening... |
09-10-2008, 06:26 PM | #6 |
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| Its China, you never know.
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09-11-2008, 12:39 PM | #7 |
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| Gross!!!!
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