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Many respirators are not safe enough
The European rapid alert system RAPEX warns again in front of different respiratory protection masks, which were manufactured in the people’s Republic of China. Through the screens an excessive amount of particles or microorganisms can penetrate and increase the risk of infection, if it is not combined with additional protection measures. For a part of the products, a recall was initiated.
With mouth -, nose-coverings, or respirators to protect themselves and others from infection with the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – or, at least, the Transfer of the droplet reduce. Many products do not guarantee this protection, however, and are recalled, therefore, partly.
Particles held back by inadequate
The Federal Institute for occupational safety and health (BAuA) provides information on its website about “known product recalls, product warnings, prohibition orders and other information on hazardous individual products, which are regulated in Germany by the product safety act (ProdSG).”
Currently there warned with reference to the European rapid alert system RAPEX in front of different respiratory protection masks. All of them were produced in China. For a part of it, a recall was initiated.
The information suggests that the particle/Filter containment of the material or the total filter capacity of the mask is insufficient and/or the masks the masks fit properly to the face.
“As a result, an excessive amount of particles or microorganisms may pass through the mask, which increases the risk of infection, if it is not combined with additional protection measures,” it says on the website. The masks do not comply with the regulation on personal protective equipment. The following products are affected:
- Face Mask Earloop protective, model name: KN95 BFE 95%, lot number EAN-Code: Barcode: 3 701403 800415 Batch number: Product: Date: 2020-4-16, Product batch: Q2004004, KN95 filter respirator half face protective mask. The product is sold in a white cardboard box with 20 pieces.
- ZX, model name: Particulate respirator KN95, ZX9001, KN95 filter respirator half face protective mask. The product is individually packaged in a white and blue plastic bubble.
- Ear face mask, model name: KN95, lot number EAN-Code: Batch number: Production Date: 2020.04.23 and 2020.04.24, KN95 filter respirator half face protective mask. The product is sold in a white and green carton with 20 PCs.
- XO Simple is beauty, KN95 Face mask Type / number of model: XO-01, lot number EAN-Code: Barcode: 6 920680 867851 Batch number: Production Batch Nº: MK2020041, Production date: 2020.04.14, Valid until: 2023.04.14, KN95 filter respirator half face protective mask. The product is sold in a white cardboard box with 10 pieces.
- Gulibear, Self-Imbibing Filter Particle Respirator / Disposable Face Mask KN95 Type / number of model: HB0095, KN95 MASK, lot number EAN-Code: Barcode: 6 934253 019578 Batch number: 20 20 05, KN95 filter respirator half face protective mask. The product is individually packaged in a white-and-grey plastic bag with zipper.
- Govek, KN95 Protective face mask / Respirator, lot number EAN-Code: Barcode: 6 973099 910014 Batch number: PD: April / 22 / 2020, Production Batch: 2020/04/22, KN95 filter respirator half face protective mask. The product is individually Packed in a transparent plastic bag and sold in a white cardboard box with 20 pieces.
- Daddy, Baby, Disposable Protective Mask CE FFP2, Obstruct Spittle, White respiratory protection: filtering half-mask of category FFP2 in accordance with EN 149. The product is Packed in Sets of 50 units in a white packaging and is sold in a blue and white carton with 30 Sets.
- Isu, Disposable protective mask ISU-001, lot number EAN-Code: Batch number: Production Date: 2020.04.20, Production batch number: 2020.07, respiratory protection filtering half mask to EN 149. The product is sold in a white and blue carton box with 50 pieces.
The last-mentioned mask does not bear a CE marking, but it is as protective equipment by a competent body certified. In addition, the particle/Filter containment of the material is insufficient, the elastic bands of the mask will loosen easily and the mask does not fit properly to the face. (ad)