Norwegian Medicines Agency bans trade to Idar Vollvik companies – E24



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This means that the medical bandages from three companies owned by Idar Vollvik cannot be traded or sold, and that the companies must “remove the relevant equipment from the distribution links as soon as possible”.

Police believe that Idar Vollvik, who is behind Ludostore and Vovi, deliberately has a mislabeled face mask. Denies criminal guilt.

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The case is being updated.

It appears in a message from the Norwegian Medicines Agency on Thursday night. This comes the day after the authorities stated that the health service and consumers are advised not to wear face masks from the Vollvik companies.

The ban applies to companies Vovi, Ludo Store and Norske Nettbutikker, according to the report. The sales ban takes effect immediately.

So far, E24 has failed to contact either Idar Vollvik or his defender, Einar Råen. The defender has previously stated that Idar Vollvik admits no fault.

All three companies are obliged to notify the Norwegian Medicines Agency “as soon as possible” when they have recalled the equipment. Customers will also be contacted, indicated in the decision.

However, it is still possible to buy medical bandages on the Ludo Store website.

E24 wrote earlier on Thursday that the Norwegian Medicines Agency was working to stop the sale of sanitary napkins from Idar Vollvik.

Idar Vollvik’s defender, Einar Råen, met with the press outside the police station on Wednesday night.

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Police believe the former billionaire has deliberately repackaged bandages that are not approved for medical use and has marked them as surgical bandages. Surgical dressings are approved for use in healthcare.

Defender Einar Råen stated on Wednesday night that Idar Vollvik had explained himself in detail about the case and expressed his desire to resolve it. Vollvik acknowledges that the bandages have been repackaged.

“In a police operation in Bergen on September 1-2, 2020, the Norwegian Medicines Agency revealed that non-medical sanitary napkins had been remarked and incorrectly marked to appear as medical sanitary napkins,” the Agency writes. Norway Medicines in the report.

On Tuesday, the police took action against the Vovi company premises in Bergen, owned by Idar Vollvik.

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