German Study Says Condoms Contain Cancer-causing Chemical

[Sirveri]

http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1446_A_1220847_1_A,00.html

A German scientific research institute has warned that most condoms on the market contain a cancer-causing chemical and has urged that their manufacture be subjected to stringent quality control.

The Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Institute in Stuttgart said on Friday it had found the carcinogen N-Nitrosamine in 29 of 32 types of condoms it tested in simulated conditions.

The condoms, which were kept in a solution with artificial sweat, exuded huge amounts of cancer-causing N-Nitrosamine from its rubber coating. Researchers measured amounts of N-Nitrosamine, that were way above the prescribed limits for other rubber products such as baby pacifiers.

"N-Nitrosamine is one of the most carcinogenic substances," the study's authors said. "There is a pressing need for manufacturers to tackle this problem."

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

1. Condoms cause cancer.

Great. An argument that can finally be used by both religous fundies and guys who refuse to wear the damn hat.

[patdem]

2. baby pacifiers are allowed to extrude the most cancer causing

substance?? WOW...forget the condoms..what about the pacifiers?

[sally343434]

3. Only if you eat them

Notrosamine is also produced when cured meat is cooked, like bacon. As far as I know, it is potentially cancerous only when ingested. So don't eat those condoms anymore! And keep a warm wet washcloth nearby if you need to orally assist a second session.

[Sirveri]

4. There is one thing you need to know about Germany

They're currently suffering from a very serious problem, population collapse. The country's population is not growing quickly enough to keep the economy rolling. It's possible that if they release and properly fear monger a study like this it might increase their population growth rates. Especially since they don't wish to lower their standards for accepting immigrants.

[Kellanved]

6. I don't think so

While the German population is shrinking fast, there is no evidence that there is any politic background to this study.
It was hardly present in the German media, I only found it after looking specifically for it. The lab responsible is not even a Federal Lab, it is a State Lab.

Even the official reaction was "continue to use condoms"; the condom dispensers in schools won't be removed - nor anywhere else.

The study found that the substances are not present in dangerous concentrations, it merely pointed out that the use of such substances is questionable.



As to the immigration thing: the Conservatives are finally caving in; Germany might see a reasonable immigration law this year.

[burrowowl]

5. Ingestion

can also be through the skin and mucous membranes absorb even better than the skin.

[OneBlueSky]

7. isn't it amazingly sad and frustrating as hell . . .

that you have absolutely no idea WHAT to believe anymore . . . I haven't a clue if this is a legitimate study and a real concern, or if it's just driven by someone's political or religious agenda . . . or both . . . or neither . . .

this is worse than "1984" and "Brave New World" combined . . . nobody's honest, everybody's lying, guess I'll go eat stones . . . :(