
Particle filter mask
Nion
Protective equipmentHealth risk / other
- Country of origin
- Ukraine
- Notifying country
- Poland
What is the danger
The product bears a CE marking but is not certified as protective equipment by a relevant body. The product advertises a protective potential against (viral) particles but its filtering capacity has not been certified by the relevant (European) body. Consequently, the product might not fulfill 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
- Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 17 March 2020
Product
- Description
- Protective respiratory filtration half-face mask of category FFP2 according to EN 149.
- Packaging
- The product is packed singularly in a plastic packaging, and then sold in a cardboard box with multiple items.
- Brand
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- INFO/00115/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-32
- Published
- 13 August 2020
- Modified
- 13 August 2020
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