Call for better regulation following faulty implants alert

HUNDREDS of Irish women are being warned about faulty breast implants in a safety alert issued by the Irish Medicines Board.

A recall of the breast implants was initiated in Ireland in April last, following a manufacturing site inspection in France which identified unauthorised silicone gel being used in the product.

Liam Moloney, a Naas-based medical negligence solicitor, said yesterday that, following so closely after the faulty hip implants recall, the state should now establish a Medical Devices Authority separate from the Irish Medicines Board which currently regulates medical devices.