Maker of faulty French breast implants apologizes

By Jean-François Rosnoblet MARSEILLE (Reuters) – The head of a French company accused of selling sub-standard breast implants apologized for the first time on Wednesday, just days after denying that the homemade gel used to fill them posed any danger to women. The breast implant scandal triggered a global health scare and thousands of lawsuits after inspectors discovered vats of industrial-grade silicone outside French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) in 2010. …