Industry wins reprieve as European ministers postpone ban on animal-derived risk materials
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The European Council of Ministers has voted to postpone the European Commission's ban on materials containing specified risk materials for another year. This means that the medical devices industry will not have to respond after January 1, as had been expected. The Council took its decision just two weeks before the ban (Decision 97/534) was due to take effect.