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INFO/00132/20

Particle filter mask

SHIELD

Protective equipmentHealth risk / other
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Latvia
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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

  1. 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
PM2.5 SHIELD 8100

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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