Events

Recall of Counterfeit Durex branded condoms purchased from Groupon website

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Groupon Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2015-RN-00346-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-04-17
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2015-RN-00346-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The durex branded condoms sold by edgelounge enterprises pty ltd (trading as citrus beat) on groupon australia's website between 12.03.2015 to 10.04.2015 are counterfeit goods with defects such as holes in the latex and they may fail.
  • Action
    Groupon Australia is informing the customers not to use these condoms and destroy or dispose them or return them for a full refund. For more information, please see the TGA web statement published at http://www.tga.gov.au/alert/counterfeit-durex-branded-condoms-purchased-groupon-website . This action has been closed-out on 19/10/2016.

Device

Counterfeit Durex branded condoms purchased from Groupon website
  • Model / Serial
    Counterfeit Durex branded condoms purchased from Groupon websiteSold between 12.03.2015 to 10.04.2015.
  • Manufacturer
    Groupon Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Groupon Australia Pty Ltd