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Safety Alert for Disposable Nitrile and Latex Inspection Gloves without Powder ELA

According to Ministry of Health, this safety alert involved a device in Lithuania that was produced by LAG Khai Hoan JSC., Vietnam.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event Number
    3
  • Date
    2018-02-23
  • Event Country
    Lithuania
  • Event Source
    MH
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.vaspvt.gov.lt/node/115
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from Lithuania is current through December 2018. All of the data comes from the Ministry of Health, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Lithuania.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Medical devices do not bear the ce marking (does not meet the requirements of points 38 and 39 of the regulation); the packaging of the medical device is indicated by an authorized representative of emergo europe bv (the netherlands), and the authorized representative of the manufacturer in the customs documentation is designated by unimedica ltd (bulgaria). a manufacturer who places medical devices on the market in his own name and has no registered office in the european economic area must appoint one authorized representative in the european economic area (not in compliance with the requirements of article 45 of the regulation).
  • Action
    Do not allow to enter the Lithuanian market

Device

Disposable Nitrile and Latex Inspection Gloves without Powder ELA

Manufacturer

LAG Khai Hoan JSC., Vietnam
  • Manufacturers representative
    UAB Skirgesa
  • Source
    MH