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CONDOM TESTING STANDARDS

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PaulKing - 26 Oct 2004 23:54 GMT
5 standards are currently in force: -

ISO, CEN, ASTM, WHO and USAID

Only CEN and USAID require tensile testing at time of manufacture.

Only CEN requires testing after2 days.

Only USAIDS require testing after 7 days

ISO AND ASTM DO NOT REQUIRE ANY TENSILE TESTING WHATSOEVER

Only WHO and USAID require lubricant quality testing.

Air burst testing after 2 days is only required by USAID
Air burst testing after 7 days is only required by WHO

Most domestic U.S. condoms avoid tensile testing and lubricant quality
testing.
PaulKing - 27 Oct 2004 03:42 GMT
Condoms contain 57 toxic proteins, 41 FDA toxins, 3 Carcinogens, 2
suspected Carcinogens and at least one Teratogen (causes birth defects).
In addition silicone is the main lubricant (as in breast implants).

INDUSTRY BROCHURE ADMITS KNOWLEDGE OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF THEIR PRODUCT

"............new concerns are arising regarding allergic or other toxic
reactions to various components of latex condoms such as vulcanization
accelerators, latex proteins, spermicides and finishing powders."

VISUAL DETECTION ONLY

(If HIV existed it would be 125,000th of an inch across)
"Independent laboratories testing selected condoms from batches for
quality assurance use either the "hang" or the "hang/roll" method,
described on page 50. (Some manufacturers also use these methods.) ISO,
CEN and WHO require the hang/roll method. ASTM and USAID require only the
hang method.

The hang/roll method is more capable of detecting holes that leak tiny
amounts of water undetected by the human eye. Even so, both tests are
limited to visual detection.

While experts consider the visual test acceptable, they would like to find
a more reliable and reproducible test that is independent of the
technician's judgment. An electronic detection approach could be used, but
would require complex apparatus. In monitoring condom imports, a few
countries currently use an electronic wet test similar to the one used
during the manufacturing process."

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS DON"T REQUIRE EVEN MANY BASIC TESTS
 
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