
Particle filter mask
SHIELD
Protective equipmentHealth risk / other
- 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: ImporterIn force from: 19 August 2020
Product
- Description
- White respiratory protective half-face mask, with the mentions "KN95" and "GB2626-2006" printed on it.
- Packaging
- The product is packaged in a transparent plastic bag, placed in a white cardboard box with Chinese texts.
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- INFO/00132/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-42
- Published
- 16 October 2020
- Modified
- 16 October 2020
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