NZ Customs and health authorities are concerned that a shipment of unsafe condoms may have entered New Zealand. A shipment intercepted in Auckland and destined for a Christchurch address contained packaging indicating 'condoms for recreational use'. However, the package contained no condoms, merely packets and lubricant. "It seems that the condoms have been sent separately and have not had any quality assessment. They must therefore be considered unsafe," says Canterbury's Medical Officer of Health Dr Mel Brieseman. The quantity involved, in the hundreds, suggests that they will be placed on sale, probably cheaply. Brieseman says people who are likely to have contact with the condoms, including gay sex on site venues and patrons, and adult shops, should be on the look out for cheap condom offers and avoid them.