Particle filter mask
KN95 Respirator/FFP2
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Latvia
What is the danger
The product advertises a protective potential against (viral) particles but its filtering capacity has not been certified by a relevant (European) body. Consequently, the product might not fulfil the health and safety requirements and thus not properly protect if not combined with additional measures.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation and with the relevant European standard EN 149.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 22 July 2020
Product
- Description
- White respiratory protective half-face mask of category KN95, corresponding to FFP2 according to EN 149.
- Packaging
- The product is sold in a transparent plastic bag containing 3 pieces.
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- INFO/00118/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-34
- Published
- 19 August 2020
- Modified
- 21 August 2020
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