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Chinese 'Be Safe' condoms found unsafe in
Ghana
Tuesday April 23, 2013 06:39:42 PM,
Francis Kokutse,
IANS
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Accra (Ghana): China
has again hit the news in Ghana for all the wrong reasons. The
Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has uncovered a large quantity of
poor quality and substandard condoms that were imported from a
Chinese company.
The "Be Safe" condoms were imported from the Henan Xibei Latex
Company Limited. So far, about 110 million condoms have been
seized.
Last month, a number of Chinese nationals were arrested and
deported for engaging in illegal mining. Recently, another Chinese
was arrested by police in Ashaiman near Accra for alleged armed
robbery.
The condoms that were seized were counterfeit as the FDA said
there have always been good quality "Be Safe" condoms on the
market. The FDA cautioned the public against the use of the fake
condoms.
The watchdog said in a statement that its investigation revealed
that the Chinese company behind the fakes has as its manufacturing
address as No.300, Zuocheng Industrial Zone, Yanjin, Xinxiang
City, Henan province.
The FDA has also linked an Indian company based in Kenya, Harley's
Limited, as the source of the substandard condoms.
It said the company's local agent, Global Unilink Limited, is
helping it investigate how the condoms found their way to the
country undetected.
The "Be Safe" condoms failed tests at the FDA's Medical Devices
Laboratories as they did not "meet quality standards and were
found to have holes and burst easily under pressure and could
easily break during sex", a statement said.
"Users were at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases
including HIV and AIDS and unwanted pregnancies," it said.
The statement added that the condoms were also of
"smaller-than-normal size and not adequately lubricated".
An investigation is in progress to unravel how the condoms, with
packaging that had no manufacturer's name and address but only an
inscription - "Manufactured in P.R.C." - could have found its way
to Ghana.
The FDA has strict regulations on the import of drugs and medical
products. Two harbours at Tema near Accra and Takoradi in the
western region and the Kotoka International Airport are the only
points where import of such products are allowed.
The FDA appealed to pharmacies with stocks of the affected condoms
to hand them over to the nearest FDA office for safe disposal.
(Francis Kokutse can be contacted at fkokutse@hotmail.com)
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