Ten years ago a health bomb exploded
March 29, 2010: Start of the PIP implant scandal. Where are we now? On March 29, 2010, the French health agency ordered the worldwide withdrawal of the breast implants manufactured by PIP (France). It was the beginning of a worldwide health scandal. More than 300,000 women in 65 countries on 5 continents discovered that they […]
PIP implants: the German Federal Supreme Court recognizes the responsibility of the certifier TÜV RHEINLAND
By a judgement dated 27/02/2020, the highest German court (BGH – Bundesgerichthof) annulled a decision which had rejected the responsibility of the certifier TÜV Rheinland, holding that the guarantee of individual health protection for patients with PIP implants is not solely the responsibility of the manufacturer (PIP) “but also to the notified body”, certifier of […]
