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Shenzhen firm ordered to stop selling PIP breast implants
By Wang Qingchu |
January 5, 2012, Thursday
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A Chinese company imported 912 breast implants from a now-bankrupt French firm whose products were found to contain non-medical grade silicone gel and is prone to rupture. But health officials said no complaint has been filed so far.
The State Food and Drug Administration said Shenzhen-based Weienjie Co Ltd has sold 761 of the implants it bought from Poly Implant Prothese which went bankrupt in 2010, Nanfang Daily reported today.
It has ordered Weienjie to stop selling the rest of the PIP breast implants, which may increase the risk of cancer.
The administration also asked Weienjie to provide its sales records so that its customers can be tracked if any medical symptoms are reported, the paper said.
The SFDA approved the import of the breast implants on April 8, 2009.
Fears over the safety of PIP breast implants has spread from Europe to Australia and South America while the French government is considering offering free surgical removal of PIP transplants from thousands of women.
About 300,000 PIP implants had been sold worldwide to enlarge the breast size or replace lost breast tissue before PIP went bust last year.
Investigators found PIP was using an industrial-grade silicone because it was about 10 times cheaper. The same material is used in the production of computers and cookware.
The State Food and Drug Administration said Shenzhen-based Weienjie Co Ltd has sold 761 of the implants it bought from Poly Implant Prothese which went bankrupt in 2010, Nanfang Daily reported today.
It has ordered Weienjie to stop selling the rest of the PIP breast implants, which may increase the risk of cancer.
The administration also asked Weienjie to provide its sales records so that its customers can be tracked if any medical symptoms are reported, the paper said.
The SFDA approved the import of the breast implants on April 8, 2009.
Fears over the safety of PIP breast implants has spread from Europe to Australia and South America while the French government is considering offering free surgical removal of PIP transplants from thousands of women.
About 300,000 PIP implants had been sold worldwide to enlarge the breast size or replace lost breast tissue before PIP went bust last year.
Investigators found PIP was using an industrial-grade silicone because it was about 10 times cheaper. The same material is used in the production of computers and cookware.
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