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      "city": "Freiburg Im Breisgau",
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      "classification": "Class II",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
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      "address_1": "Tullastr. 87",
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      "reason_for_recall": "The label on the cardbox and the blister show the correct symbols for sterilization using irradiation and storage at 5 C to 40 C, the package insert (IFU) is labelled incorrectly. It shows the symbol for sterilization using Ethylene Oxide with the description for sterilization using irradiation.",
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