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Safety Alert for Vive original condoms

According to Health Ministry (Panama), this safety alert involved a device in Panama that was produced by Karex Industries Sdn.Bhd. Costa Rica.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event Date Posted
    2019-01-23
  • Event Country
    Panama
  • Event Source
    HMP
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.minsa.gob.pa/informacion-salud/alertas-y-comunicados?title=&field_decree_date_value%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2019&page=1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Panamanian data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Health Ministry (Panama), 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 Panama.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    In panama, the original product, "condones vive original", a contraceptive device, manufactured by thai nippon rubber industry public company limited, thailand, with commercial presentation of white cardboard box in strips x 3 units is registered in panama. the company authorized for marketing has filed complaints that are circulating in stores, supermarkets and other establishments, a condo of doubtful origin, bears the name condones vive original, does not comply with the quality specifications declared in the sanitary registry, the material of packaging is different, the primary or secondary label are different, declares comma manufacturer: karex industries sdn.Bhd. costa rica, and is sold in a transparent plastic bag in long strips of six (6) units, or in a yellow box in strip for six (6); lot l23170806 and expiration date 03/2023.

Device

Vive original condoms

Manufacturer

Karex Industries Sdn.Bhd. Costa Rica