Shanghai: A condom seller has been ordered to shut his shop for displaying his wares without Chinese instructions and in "inappropriate packages", including ones bearing a likeness of Mao Zedong, a state newspaper said.
The Industry and Commerce Administration in Ningbo, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, received several complaints about Zhang Zhiwen's products last month, the Shanghai Daily said.
In a raid, the business administrator discovered that most of the condoms stored in Zhang's warehouse were unqualified as they lacked Chinese instructions, the newspaper reported.
The condoms were wrapped in small metal containers decorated with funny pictures or images of historical people.