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"Fair-Trade Condoms: Latex That Lets You Love The World" [1]

"Finding the right condom just got a little bit more like finding a good cabbage.

Picky shoppers might notice labels on condom boxes these days that say fair trade, non-GMO and all natural.

Condoms don't just fall off trees, but most of them do start there. The major ingredient in most condoms is natural latex, which comes from rubber trees. A lot has to happen to make tree sap into a Jimmy hat. A number of companies are trying to make that process more ethical, from tree to ... well, you know."

Rae Ellen Bichell reports for NPR September 20, 2014. [2]

Consumer [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Public [5]
Source: NPR [2], 09/22/2014
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fair-trade-condoms-latex-lets-you-love-world [2] http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/09/20/338574614/alls-fair-in-love-and-the-rubber-used-to-make-condoms [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81