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China Police Hunt for 2 Million Unsafe Condoms: Report

From CDC National Prevention Information Network

November 9, 2009

The state-run China Youth Daily reports that police in Hunan province have shuttered a factory producing fake, nonsterile condoms and are now trying to track down more than 2 million that have been shipped. Police say the suspect, Li Anping, bought the condoms wholesale, added an unknown lubricant and packaged them without the benefit of sterilization. Li's scheme allegedly produced 2.16 million condoms before authorities closed the plant.

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Agence France Presse
11.09.2009

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This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.

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