South Africa Recalls 'Faulty' ANC Celebration Condoms

The Free State Health Department is recalling 1.35 million condoms distributed ahead of the recent African National Congress centenary celebrations, but it called the step a “precautionary measure” and urged the public not to panic.

The problems with the condoms came to light after people notified the AIDS service organization Treatment Action Campaign. “The complaints are that the condoms broke during intercourse,” said TAC’s Sello Mokhalipi.

In tests TAC conducted, “When you poured water in them, the water seeped through,” he said. FSHD spokesperson Jabu Mbalula declined to confirm or deny the reports but said the department is investigating. The condoms “are still out there in large numbers, and that is of great concern to us,” Mokhalipi said. South Africa has one of the world’s highest rates of HIV infection.

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