EU LAUNCHES SILICONE IMPLANT INQUIRY
February 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
DETAILED investigations into the safety of silicone-based breast implants have been ordered by the European Commission after an initial inquiry highlighted health concerns. These were raised by the European Union's (EU) scientific committee on emerging and newly identified health risks, which was assessing allegations from French health authorities that France-based manufacturer Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) used "low-quality material (industrial silicone)" in implants. With the committee raising "some concern regarding an ...
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