‘Close Up’ investigates Daikon Shield and drought
The Daikon Shield, a contraceptive for women, was advertised as the “latest” and “best” when it hit the market in the early 19705.
It now has the dubious reputation as the most litigated against product in the world, and the law suits are still being filed at the rate of 10 a day.
On “Close Up” this evening Carole de Colville explores the consumer ramifications of the Daikon Shield story. She says there has so far been talk, but no real action on a campaign to remove the Daikon Shield from New Zealand women. While snow and rain has lashed drought-stricken Canterbury and Otago this will not mean relief for many farmers. Cold temperatures and snow will only make the effects of the drought worse. “Close Up’s” Marty Bates spent last week-end with farming families in the Hakataramea Valley (inland from Oamaru), some of whom are in dire financial and emotional straits.
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