On Oct 17th, 2012, on the verge of the 2012 seasonal flu vaccine campaign, the Italian Ministry of Health suddenly announced the recall of 2.3 million doses of the Inflexal V flu vaccine, produced by the Dutch company Crucell. "Potential danger" to health was claimed for the recall. This news rapidly spread with alarm.
The Ministry of Health reassured the population that security problem should not be expected because no dose was put into circulation.