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PPE Medpro Supplied ‘Unsafe’ Gowns During Covid Crisis, High Court Hears
- The UK government, through its health department, is taking legal action against PPE Medpro for allegedly providing 25 million defective surgical gowns during the Covid-19 crisis.
- The contract was granted during the previous Conservative government to a consortium led by Doug Barrowman, husband of Tory peer Michelle Mone, who had recommended the company to government ministers.
- The gowns arrived in multiple shipments throughout the period from August to October 2020, with the government having paid approximately £122 million before ultimately rejecting them in December due to concerns over their sterility.
- Tests on 140 gowns found 103 failed sterility standards, with government lawyers stating no validated sterilisation process occurred and gowns had invalid CE marking.
- The trial began before Mrs Justice Cockerill, with PPE Medpro denying breaches and blaming contamination on post-delivery handling, while the government seeks full damages including storage costs.
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