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400 Swedish women win compensation over faulty French breast implants

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:28:59 +0100

A French court on Thursday ordered the German safety certifier that approved defective breast implants for use to compensate around 400 Swedish women who received the devices behind a global health scare.

Faulty breast implants: French court orders German safety body to pay out €60 million

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:23:45 +0100

A French court on Friday ordered German safety certifier TUV to pay 60 million euros ($64 million) in compensation to 20,000 women who received defective breast implants that the group had approved.

'No error' over faulty breast implants: court

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:48:48 +0200

A French appeals court on Thursday found German safety standards body TUV had "fulfilled its obligations" in certifying breast implants that were found to be faulty and sparked a worldwide scare.

New cancer fears over breast implants in France

Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:40:14 +0100

The question of whether to ban breast implants in France has once again been raised after reports revealed a rise in the rate of a rare cancer that has been linked to the prosthetics.

Breast implant scandal: Founder of firm jailed

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:26:00 +0100

The founder of the firm that sparked a global health scare by using industrial-grade silicone in breast implants given to women across the world was jailed by a French court on Tuesday. Jean-Claude Masa had been dubbed "the sorcerer's apprentice of implants".

German firm liable over faulty breast implants

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:39:00 +0100

A French court ruled on Thursday that German safety standards firm TUV was liable for a global health scare, after green-lighting French-made breast implants which were in fact defective.

PIP scandal: One in four breast implants 'faulty'

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:37:00 +0200

France's medicines safety watchdog on Tuesday revealed that doctors have removed breast implants made by disgraced French manufacturer PIP from more than 16,000 women. Some 25 percent of the products also had signs of splitting or leaking.

France launches mega-trial over breast implants

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:24:00 +0200

France launched one its biggest-ever trials on Wednesday as five managers from company PIP faced charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare.

One in three have breast row implants removed

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:20:00 +0200

More than one in three women in France who have had PIP breast implants have undergone surgery to have them removed, French Agency of Health Products (ANSM).

France plans 'boob job tax' to restore balance

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:06:00 +0200

France's wealthy could take it on the nose if the French tax man gets his way and cosmetic surgery becomes subject to the value added tax.

Police arrest boss of breast implant company

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:54:00 +0100

French police arrested Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the breast implant company PIP at the centre of an international health scare, police said Thursday.

French breast implant firm used fuel additive

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:10:00 +0100

French breast implant manufacturer PIP used a fuel additive in its now-banned implants which the company knew were defective as early as 2005, it was revealed on Monday.

Breast implant tycoon hits back over scandal

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:51:00 +0100

Holed up at his home in the south of France, the founder of troubled breast implant manufacturer PIP is fighting back against a growing international scandal over his allegedly faulty products.

French breast implant maker faced US lawsuits

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:14:00 +0100

Breast implants made by troubled French firm PIP have been at the heart of multiple lawsuits in the United States, where they were sold up until 2000, documents filed with the US government show.

Breast implants pose 'no higher cancer risk'

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:34:00 +0100

France's health ministry said on Friday there was no cancer risk from breast implants made by local firm PIP but recommended to the women with implants to have them removed after eight cases of cancer.

French breast implant scare: women told 'don't panic'

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:16:00 +0100

European authorities sought to head off panic Wednesday over hundreds of thousands of French-made breast implants at the centre of a health scare, saying there was no proof of a link to cancer.

Order to remove breast implants: report

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:43:00 +0100

Daily newspaper Libération reported on Tuesday that 30,000 women will be ordered to have their faulty breast implants removed.