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Cordlife: The appropriate test of materiality that should have been applied

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 Licensed cord blood bank Cordlife Group Limited (CGL) has been found to have exposed cryopreserved cord blood units at suboptimal temperatures, damaging the cord blood units belonging to at least 2,150 clients and rendering them unsuitable for stem cell transplant purposes. Going down to CGL office to see if parents will be there.

Cordlife stores cord-blood, which is an excellent source of stem cells which can be used in later life to treat several disorders.

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David Gerald

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What is the appropriate test of materiality that companies should apply when making corporate disclosures?

This question has direct relevance to the case of cord blood bank service provider Cordlife Group, which is embroiled in controversy and the target of no small amount of criticism, following lapses in its storage of thousands of cord blood units.

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