Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson, Prof. Arnold Cassola, has commended the fact that yesterday the European Parliament’s public health committee voted on two legislative proposals which aim to update EU rules on medical devices following various scandals (such as over breast implants, hip replacements).

“Important Green proposals, including ensuring transparency on the results of clinical investigations of high risk medical devices, have been adopted, thus giving the consumer a better control over personal and family health and safety,” Prof Cassola said.

European Green public health spokesperson Michèle Rivasi (France) said, “MEPs have today voted to ensure better evaluation of high-risk devices before they are put on the market. Importantly, the committee accepted the Greens’ proposal that innovative high-risk devices should always be assessed against the existing reference treatment.

“Both of these provisions are crucial for ensuring that such devices are safe for public health and actually represent added therapeutic value. The Greens also pushed for the prohibition of toxic or dangerous substances (e.g. carcinogens) in certain devices when safer alternatives are available. We welcome the support of the committee for this common sense proposal,” Rivasi concluded.

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