12 décembre 2005 22:27
Snowe, Feinstein urge breast-implant probe
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration acting Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach urging him to investigate safety concerns raised by a whistleblower about Mentor’s silicone breast implants.
"The FDA must fully investigate these very serious allegations," Snowe said. "The critical concerns - how many implants rupture, why they do, and what the consequences could be - still remain in doubt."
As reported in The Washington Post. a former employee of Mentor has gone public with two key allegations against the company. The first is that Mentor’s implants used in surgery leak more than the ones used in demonstrations to doctors and patients. The second allegation is that there is a design flaw in Mentor’s implants, which has resulted in a higher rupture rate and that the higher rupture rate has not been accurately reported to the FDA.
Look on this page scroll down from the above..it's about time, Mentor was investigated! Let's congratulate, Snow and Feinstien for there concerns about implant ruptures and the consequences. With warmth, Karen go get'em ladies Mentor is despicable a liar! We are the proof of the consequences, Mentor keeps hiding.
