Royal Philips NV has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department in relation to a sprawling and costly recall of breathing-aid devices affecting millions of sleep-apnea patients.
The Dutch healthcare conglomerate is amid a huge recall over concerns that a type of foam used in certain breathing-aid devices could degrade and release harmful, possibly cancer-causing particles. Philips said its Respironics division and some other subsidiaries received the subpoena on April 8 to “provide information relating to events leading to the Respironics recall.” It said it was cooperating with the agency.
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