Health Minister Giulia Grillo on
Thursday asked the Higher Health Council (CSS) to give its
"urgent" opinion on a breast implant which France pulled from
the market because of the risks of developing a rare form of
cancer, anaplastic lymphoma.
The opinion has been requested so that "possible initiatives"
can be taken regarding the manufacturers, she said.
France is to ban the popular type of breast implant which has
been linked to the rare form of cancer, Le Monde newspaper and
French public radio reported Wednesday, citing a letter from
health authorities to implant manufacturers.
In a decision it called "historic", Le Monde said France's
National Agency for Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) had
informed manufacturers on April 2 of its plans to ban "the
manufacture, distribution, importing, exporting, promotion and
wearing of textured breast implants and polyurethane breast
implants".
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