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| Breast implant scare: Interpol seeks French boss arrest | Breast implant scare: Interpol seeks French boss arrest |
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| Interpol has said it is seeking arrest of the founder of a French firm at the centre of a global breast implants scare. | Interpol has said it is seeking arrest of the founder of a French firm at the centre of a global breast implants scare. |
| The international police agency listed Jean-Claude Mas, aged 72, as being sought by Costa Rica for offences concerning "life and health". | |
| Earlier, France advised 30,000 woman to remove faulty breast implants made by Mr Mas' Poly Implant Prothese firm. | Earlier, France advised 30,000 woman to remove faulty breast implants made by Mr Mas' Poly Implant Prothese firm. |
| It said there was no proven cancer risk but they could rupture dangerously. | It said there was no proven cancer risk but they could rupture dangerously. |
| However, the UK government ruled out routine removal, saying there was "no evidence" of a safety concern. | However, the UK government ruled out routine removal, saying there was "no evidence" of a safety concern. |
| It is thought some 40,000 British women have the implants. | It is thought some 40,000 British women have the implants. |
| 'Decency and discretion' | 'Decency and discretion' |
| In a "red notice", Interpol posted two police mugshots of Mr Mas. | In a "red notice", Interpol posted two police mugshots of Mr Mas. |
| It said Mr Mas was wanted by the Costa Rican authorities, without providing any further details. | It said Mr Mas was wanted by the Costa Rican authorities, without providing any further details. |
| A lawyer for PIP told Reuters earlier on Friday that Mr Mas was in the south-eastern Var region of France and intended to stay there. | A lawyer for PIP told Reuters earlier on Friday that Mr Mas was in the south-eastern Var region of France and intended to stay there. |
| Yves Haddad added that Mr Mas had not spoken out publicly on the scandal out of "decency and discretion". | Yves Haddad added that Mr Mas had not spoken out publicly on the scandal out of "decency and discretion". |
| Women around the world have PIP's implants, however most of them live in South America and Western Europe. | Women around the world have PIP's implants, however most of them live in South America and Western Europe. |
| The French health ministry says women with PIP implants don not have a higher risk of cancer than women with implants made by other companies, but says there are "well-established risks of ruptures". | The French health ministry says women with PIP implants don not have a higher risk of cancer than women with implants made by other companies, but says there are "well-established risks of ruptures". |
| Health Minister Xavier Bertrand urged French women to have the implants removed as a "preventive measure," but said that it was not "urgent." | Health Minister Xavier Bertrand urged French women to have the implants removed as a "preventive measure," but said that it was not "urgent." |
| The corrective surgery will be paid for out of public health funds but the French state will only pay for a new implant if the treatment was done as part of reconstructive surgery following breast cancer. | The corrective surgery will be paid for out of public health funds but the French state will only pay for a new implant if the treatment was done as part of reconstructive surgery following breast cancer. |
| If women do not want to have their implants removed, the state will pay for six-monthly ultrasound scans. | If women do not want to have their implants removed, the state will pay for six-monthly ultrasound scans. |
| The UK medicines watchdog, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA), says France has reported rupture rates of around 5% for PIP implants, compared with 1% in the UK. | The UK medicines watchdog, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA), says France has reported rupture rates of around 5% for PIP implants, compared with 1% in the UK. |
| Eight cases of cancer have been reported in women with the implants but the French authorities say these are not necessarily linked to faulty implants. | Eight cases of cancer have been reported in women with the implants but the French authorities say these are not necessarily linked to faulty implants. |
| PIP went into administration last year and the use of its implants was banned. | PIP went into administration last year and the use of its implants was banned. |