Temperature Sensitive Condom Label

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There is a current technology which is a temperature sensitive label for vaccines. It is used to show that the vaccine is no longer viable when the label changes color. I propose applying this technology to condom labels. Condoms are made of latex and can only be stored in a temperature range of 30 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Outside of this range the latex begins to break down and no longer works. Having a temperature sensitive label would show the customer when his/her condom is not as efficient and a new condom should be used. This will help cut down on STDs and unwanted childbirth.

Not many people know that a condom has an optimal storage temperature range of 32 to 100 degrees fahrenheit. This means that when a condom is stored in a car on a sunny day, in a wallet, in a freezer, or kept outside in tropical climates the condom loses its efficiency because of the breakdown of the latex. Using a condom that has been stored outside of its temperature range increases the risk of STD transmission and unwanted childbirth.
Using the simple application of previous technology will alert customers when their condom is no longer up to standards and can be thrown away. A temperature sensitive label would be placed on the packaging and once out of the temperature range for a specific amount of time the label would change colors. This would create a visual indicator that the condom is no longer good.
With over 15 million condoms being made per year in the United States and the increasing efforts in Africa to stop the transmission of AIDS, the condom market is growing.