Buyers warned not to use Chinese products
the lot number on a batch of resin supplied by EMAI was fake.
In June 2012, a memo tit led “counterfeit material from a supplier you use – ACTION REQUIRED”, from BSc executive John Kummailil, raised concerns about EMAI over a different plastic resin with suspect lot numbers.
BSc women’s health division executive Charles Smith replied: “Thanks, we will review. Our material was in sealed bagsg and we tested as we had no certification trail to Marlex.”
BSc, who sold more than 1000 implants a week, bought enough resin from EMAI to last 25 years.
Mostyn flew to Scotland last week to hand MSPs and mesh victims the documents he has gathered.
He said: “Internal emails show that BSc were offered genuine Marlex resin from another supplier at £55 per lb. The
p rice in China was 85p per lb. That alone should’ve caused alarm. Photographs and sworn statements from Phillips Sumika executives claim counterfeit Marlex bags were made up using fake logos the wrong colour.” Boston Scienti f ic rejected the allegations. A spokesman said: “BSc tested this resin extensively both in accordance with our quality system at the time of purchase and again following Mr Mostyn’sM allegations.” The firm saidsa internal emails warning of counterfeit by EMAI werewe “taken out of context”. ElaineE Holmes, of Scottish Mesh Survivors, said: “I sit ono the Expert Group and counterfeitcoun mesh has never been included in our remit when it should have been.” MeshMe lawyer Cameron Fyfe said: “Anyone injured by a counterfeitcounte product would have a stronstrong claim.”