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EU prepares tougher drug recall standards
In another response to questionable oversight by drug regulators in Europe, the EU is looking at more stringent regulations for requiring drug manufacturers to recall products.
EU proposes implant register, stringent checks to avoid another PIP scandal
Looking to get tough after a breast implant scandal caused an international sensation, a committee of the European Parliament has made several proposals to increase device safety.
Study: PIP breast implant failure rate higher than thought
Remember Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), the now-bankrupt French maker of breast implants that launched a European crisis last winter over the use of substandard material? Well, it turns out the company's bleagured implants had a rupture rate that could surpass 33%.
Europe's substandard breast implants may signal bigger regulatory problem
The scandal rocking Europe over substandard breast implants is heating up. And flaws in the EU's regulatory system may point to a looming crisis with other implantable devices. Let's start with the
