The medicine comes from the 3M Medica company in Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia. Lot number GBG 055A exhibits a manufacturing defect which may cause the spray mechanism to malfunction. This defect could be dangerous because the spray is used during an acute heart attack. The Ministry advises doctors and patients to test the functioning of the spray or to ask their pharmacist. The company has already placed a recall order on the defective lot.
Stocks continue to fall On the Frankfurt stock exchange, prices continue to fall.
The DAX was down 2.7 percent today, the Nemax50 7.4 percent. The downward trend also continued on the American markets. Traders were disappointed that the U.S. Federal Reserve only lowered interest rates by 0.5 percent. Observers had expected a stronger move. Shipping on the central upper Rhine had to be suspended again.