Urgent warning over FAKE oxygen supplied to dentists as health chiefs launch ... trends now
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Dentists across Britain have been given 'falsified' oxygen supplies, it was revealed today.
'Several' practices have been told to immediately stop using a batch of tanks and replace them with 'legitimate stock'.
Tricodent Limited, the Sussex-based firm which supplied the oxygen, is now under criminal investigation, health watchdogs said today.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which polices the safety of medicines used in Britain, did not say how the oxygen was falsified.
Oxygen — delivered in cylinders — is one of the most common medicines used in hospital and dental settings.
Medical regulators have withdrawn the product from the UK market and launched a criminal investigation into the company supplying the stock. Evidence was found that the medical oxygen supplied by Tricodent Limited had been 'falsified'. Pictured, the
