Garlic 1st Gear November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp.../311414/1/.html China recycling used condoms as cheap hair bands Posted: 14 November 2007 0905 hrs BEIJING: 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 US 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. - AFP/ac ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleWolve Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 Recycled condoms can spread HIV ? "Infected with AIDS?" ? These chinese know anything about medicine? what a joke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowmo Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 probably those doing the 'processing' from rubber to rubber bands. but herpes and genital warts are real... you will not want warts on your face. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleWolve Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 warts and herpes can be deactivated easily.. simple cheap processing can deactivate the particles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowmo Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 u think the boss of the condom recycling factory will care? just take a pair of scissors and snip snip. throw the wet condom, cum and all into colour dye pot. later take out to dry and pack. for all you know, the buyer may be lucky enough to buy a wet pair of rubberbands. it doesnt matter if the consumers are sick, coz the bottom line is to earn profit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iliketodrive Neutral Newbie November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 chinese got few thousand yrs of TCM history. dun look down on them. those ang mo doc go china research abt TCM & they got a shock, alot of things they dun know, TCM already got answer to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowmo Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 (edited) bah. Don't give TCM more credit than necessary. TCM did not invent stem cells. TCM did not invent cloning. TCM did not invent testtube babies. and frigging TCM did not invent condoms, viagra, prednisolone, contraceptive pills, glucosamine and did i mention viagra? the list goes on. This era of china chinese may have more TCM quacks than you have proper GPs in the collective world. Edited November 14, 2007 by Slowmo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord 1st Gear November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 Wah lauz... Cannot get over the stigma to use the recycled bands sia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawang 1st Gear November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 chewing gum made from recycled condoms lucky its banned here kekekee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleWolve Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 Ya lor... TCM is like having sex so many sperms sure one will hit jackpot..but for one jackpot millions are CMI! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleWolve Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 u think the boss of the condom recycling factory will care? just take a pair of scissors and snip snip. throw the wet condom, cum and all into colour dye pot. later take out to dry and pack. for all you know, the buyer may be lucky enough to buy a wet pair of rubberbands. it doesnt matter if the consumers are sick, coz the bottom line is to earn profit. Wah lidat is different story... Herepes, Wart sure can transmit (HIV nonetheless is almost 0% chance of transmission this way) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy 1st Gear November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 wondering if our mr mussstafaaarr, Apollo got use recycled condom in his new product Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo 1st Gear November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 now u know why ur body scratching whole day and got skin lesion... confirmed u been pwned with used condom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy 1st Gear November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 but i used your sample condoms... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sickscientist Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 It may b banned here.. But I still chew them when overseas lehz... (Chew) > > > Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sickscientist Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 Recycled condom gives 20% profit... Not enuff... The recycled liquid used for hair cream... Soon u'll be like this.. > (apply)> (baldness! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy 1st Gear November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 hair cream Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sickscientist Clutched November 14, 2007 Share November 14, 2007 Rich and creamy mah... From hairy to bald... Better than waxing.. > ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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