EU Health Council backs tissue sourcing directive
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
EU member state representatives at the European Health Council meeting on February 7 in Malaga gave their support to the Commission proposal to develop a directive on the safe sourcing and quality of human tissue materials and cells. They also contributed proposals as to what aspects the text should cover to ensure a high level of safety of tissues during sourcing, processing, storage and distribution when these product are intended for human use.