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Implant victims come together

Implant victims come together

On Sunday, more than a hundred victims of leaking breast implants gathered for a joint claim.

Claim
The lawyers who led the meeting believe that the Health Inspectorate has done far too little with complaints about leaking silicone implants, including those from the French company PIP. They therefore want to file a claim against the inspection together with the women. It will only be difficult to get compensation, since the companies that supply the wrong implants are bankrupt.

Research
A committee headed by former minister Winnie Sorgdrager is currently investigating whether the IGZ has really failed. So this story will definitely have a tail…