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| Each batch of condoms Sourire-Smile,
Golden Smile, Fun & Smile
and Ibstissama is rigorously tested before its marketing. Not only at the
factory, which itself, is several times inspected per annum from the "ground
to the ceiling" by various organisms in charge of the control of the
various standards (EC, NF, WHO, US etc), but also here in Belgium, at the
request of the customer, by SGS Laboratoires SIMON. |
The tests are as follows: |
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Dimensions:
Check that the condoms have necessary dimensions (longueur/largor) in accordance
with the standard applied.
Physical integrity (free from holes):
the condom is filled with a solution saltworks
then immersed in a container also containing the same solution. One then
sends an electrical current
of 10 V which make it possible to detect the presence or not of perforations
(a condom which does not have perforation acts like an insulator and
does not allow the electrical current to pass).
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Tension before and after ageing:
this test consists in taking a sample ring
of 20 mm from the condom. This sample is then stretches until the rupture
in order to measure elasticity
and the force with the rupture (median values imposed by the standard:
force with the rupture > = 39 newtons - elongation at fracture > =
700%). These tests also include a treatment the drying oven with 70° during
48 H intended to simulate the effect of a normal storage in order to
make sure that the mechanical properties of the condom remain satisfactory
after storage.
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Volume:
the principle is to inflate the condom with air and to record volume
and the pressure at the time of the bursting. The volume of bursting
should not be lower than 18 liters and the pressure of bursting should
not be lower than 1,0 kPa.
Lubricant:
To determine the quantity of lubricant
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