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Safety warnings
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Medical devices
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24/07/2026
The Federal Office for Safety in Healthcare (BASG) has issued a warning regarding a counterfeit version of the medical device ‘Hearing Aid with Bluetooth 16 CHANNEL Hearing Aids Rechargeable for Deafness High Quality with Noise Cancelling audifonos’, with catalogue/reference number ‘5216B’.
Recall
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Medicines
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24/07/2026
Recall due to a crimping defect
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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24/07/2026
The French authorities have informed the Federal Office for Health Security (BASG) that, in addition to the regions already reported, autochthonous human WNV infections have been recorded in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in France.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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24/07/2026
The Federal Office for Health Security (BASG) has been informed by the Romanian authorities that, in addition to the regions already reported, confirmed cases of human WNV infection have been recorded in Bucharest and Cluj.
24/07/2026
Dem Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen (BASG) wurde von der französischen Behörde mitgeteilt, dass in Frankreich, zusätzlich zu den bereits bekannt gegebenen Regionen, im Département Bouches-du-Rhône humane autochthone WNV-Infektionen verzeichnet wurden.
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24/07/2026
Dem Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen (BASG) wurde von der rumänischen Behörde mitgeteilt, dass in Rumänien, zusätzlich zu den bereits bekannt gegebenen Regionen, in Bukarest und Cluj bestätigte humane WNV-Infektionen verzeichnet wurden.
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Recall
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Veterinary Medicines
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23/07/2026
Recall due to incorrect active ingredient content stated in the package leaflet
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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23/07/2026
The Federal Office for Health Security (BASG) has been informed by the Italian authorities that, in addition to the provinces already announced, ID WNV NAT testing for donations of blood and blood components has been introduced in Treviso and Cuneo.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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23/07/2026
The French authorities have informed the Federal Office for Health Security that, in addition to the regions already reported, confirmed indigenous cases of dengue fever have been recorded in the Hérault department.
23/07/2026
Dem Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen (BASG) wurde von der italienischen Behörde mitgeteilt, dass in Italien, zusätzlich zu den bereits bekannt gegebenen Provinzen, in Treviso und Cuneo die ID WNV NAT Testung für Spenden von Blut und Blutkomponenten eingeführt wurde.
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