article_snippet: French firm PIP sparked a global health scare in 2011, when plastic surgeons began reporting an unusual number of ruptures in plastic surgeons products.
article_snippet: silicone breast implants were banned and French firm PIP eventually liquidated. '
article_snippet: Almost 50,000 women in the UK and some 400,000 worldwide, were affected by the PIP scare came to light.
article_snippet: There was uproar when the PIP scare emerged the French firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) had been manufacturing implants using industrial grade silicone intended for use in mattresses.
article_snippet: However a report into PIP scandal, published last May, found 'no convincing' medical data which suggests women with PIP implants should have women with PIP implants removed.
article_snippet: French firm PIP sparked a global health scare in 2011, when plastic surgeons began reporting an unusual number of ruptures in plastic surgeons products .
article_snippet: The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks found no reliable evidence that ruptured PIP implants posed a health risk.
article_snippet: The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks concluded a ruptured PIP implant posed not greater threat than a ruptured implant from another manufacturer.