The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German safety inspectors told to pay millions to women who had faulty breast implants A French court on Friday ordered German safety certifier TUV to pay €60 million in compensation to 20,000 women who received defective breast implants that the group had approved. https://www.thelocal.de/20170120/german-safety-entity-must-pay-60-million-for-faulty-breast-implants Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:09:09 +0100 german-safety-entity-must-pay-60-million-for-faulty-breast-implants Watchdog escapes breast implant fine A French appeals court on Thursday found German safety standards body the Technische Überwachungsverein (TÜV) had "fulfilled its obligations" in certifying breast implants that were later found to be faulty and sparked a worldwide scare. https://www.thelocal.de/20150702/consumer-watchdog-escapes-breast-implants-fine Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:04:34 +0200 consumer-watchdog-escapes-breast-implants-fine Toxic breast implant case reaches German court A German court on Tuesday began hearing the country's first lawsuit over a health scandal surrounding French-made breast implants found to leak silicone into women's bodies. https://www.thelocal.de/20121114/46149 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:23:00 +0100 46149 Doctors: law must cover breast implants Germany’s doctors are calling for tighter laws on medical products after it was revealed that at least 25 women in the country had burst breast implants – and an unknown number will have to have theirs removed. https://www.thelocal.de/20120112/40069 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:32:00 +0100 40069