Women groups in the UK are urging the UK government to enforce stricter rules for proper breast implant surgeries in the wake of a recent breast implant scandal involving a French firm.

As many as 1,300 women in Scotland have French-made Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) implants, which has been accused of using industrial materials in implants and putting thousands of women from around the world on risk.

French firm, Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP) sold as many as 300,000 implants around the world, which were found to be harmful to the health of the women. The implants were found to be with industrial-grade silicone gel and were linked with risks of cancer. The company was closed down in France and ban was imposed on the implants.

The European Commission is expected to present proposals later this year with much tougher rules and regulations. The commission ahs been reviewing the rules form the last three years and will present its recommendations later this year.

In the UK, there are about 40,000 women who received the implants out of which 2,000 of them had them for medical reasons under the National Health Service. Some women are pursuing legal actions against clinics that used implants.