Condom company fined for using French town's name

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Condom company fined for using French town's name

BORDEAUX (Reuters) - A maker of condoms purported to be from the town of Condom in south-western France has been ordered to pay 10,000 euros (7,900 pounds) for false advertising after the provenance of its prophylactics was found to be Malaysia. "The Original Condom Company" advertised its condoms as coming from the picturesque forested town on the river Baise. However a court in the city of Bordeaux has ordered the firm, run by two Frenchmen, to remove references to the town from its advertising, as only an unoccupied address could be found there. ...

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