Particle filter mask
ELITE · Respirator
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product bears a CE marking but is not certified as protective equipment by a relevant body. Additionally, the particle/filter retention of the material is insufficient (measured value ≤ 98.5 %). Consequently, an excessive amount of particles or microorganisms might pass through the mask, increasing the risk of infection if not combined with additional protective measures.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation and the relevant European standard EN 149.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 17 April 2020
Product
- Description
- KN95 protective respiratory filtration half-face mask, category FFP3 according to EN 149.
- Packaging
- The product is wrapped individually in a transparent plastic bag with a white sticker on it. The product was also sold online.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00970/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-28
- Published
- 1 July 2020
- Modified
- 19 November 2020
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10001260
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