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The Ministry of Health, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, has recalled Fiesta Stamina and Fiesta Big Black male condoms on grounds that the contraceptives do not meet threshold medical standards.

In a letter dated November 20, 2018 to Cupid Limited, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board notified the product manufacturer, that test carried found the condoms faulty.

“The batch for Fiesta Stamina failed freedom from holes test while that for Fiesta Big Black failed thickness test,” read part of the letter.

The manufacturers of the condoms were directed to recall the affected batch and submit a plan to handle the situation within two days of the receipt of the letter.

The health agency’s communications manager, Naomi Naanyu, has confirmed the authenticity of the letter.

Cupid Limited is a condom manufacturing firm headquartered in Mumbai, India.It was founded in 1995, and began manufacturing of male condoms in 1998.

In February a local distribution company confirmed that fake condoms are in circulation, sparking health fears.

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The move comes after a man sued  the government and pharmaceutical company Beta Healthcare over what he termed as a faulty condom that burst while he was engaging in intercourse with a woman he was having an affair with.

The man alleged that the condom pack bore a Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) standardisation mark and has enjoined both KEBS and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) as respondents in the suit.

During a rebattle in court, however, the condom manufacturer stated that the man must have worn the wrong size leading to its rupturing.

Beta Health care representative,Chiraq Patel, stated that the man had not produced any evidence to show he asked for the right size that fit him.

“I am aware of the fact that if one puts on a condom that does not match his size, there is a high chance of rupturing.

“If at all the petitioner wore Zoom condom (which he has to prove) it is possible that it was not the right size. That is why perhaps it ruptured, an allegation he still has to prove,” Patel relayed in court.

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