Balanced News: Medical associations, experts criticise EU rules

Medical associations, experts and companies are criticising EU rules aimed at preventing health scandals that came into effect last year. The EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) introduced stricter safety criteria in May 2021, requiring producers of some medical devices to launch new clinical trials, according to Reuters reporting on Monday. She added that new rules are preventing smaller companies from innovating as costs are prohibitively high, even for products that previously passed clinical trials.