Press Release: Medical devices: European Commission calls for immediate actions – tighten controls, increase surveillance, restore confidence

European Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli has called on Member States for immediate action to be taken at national level to ensure full and stringent implementation of the current legislation on medical devices.

Following the discovery of the fraudulent use of non medical grade silicone in breast implants manufactured by the Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) Company in France, the priority now is for the Member States and the Commission to act together to tighten controls, provide a better guarantee of the safety of medical devices and to restore patient confidence in the law that protects them. Commissioner Dalli has outlined his proposals for a joint plan of immediate measures in a letter written to the EU's Health ministers, asking for their full co-operation in beginning work without delay.

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ESO: Background Information: Breast implant fears spark Brussels crackdown http://www.europeansources.info/record/breast-implant-fears-spark-brussels-crackdown/

European Commission: Speech/12/77: Commissioner Dalli calls for immediate actions concerning the safety of medical devices http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/77&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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