They are meant to protect, but some condoms sold in France may not comply with regulations. France's consumer affairs and fraud watchdog (DGCCRF) and the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) issued a warning on Friday 21 August about several products, some of which nevertheless bear the European conformity (CE) marking.
Around a thousand boxes, or "more than 40,000" condoms, were sold online, "mostly" by "Asian" distributors, the authorities said. The products concerned may also have been sold in shops and pharmacies.