Community face covering
Protective equipmentHealth risk / other
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Portugal
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product advertises a protective potential against (viral) particles but its filtering capacity has not been tested by a relevant competent European conformity assessment body. Consequently, it is not proven that the product fulfils the health and safety requirements; thus, even if combined with other recommended measures, it may not properly protect.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD).
Measures taken
- Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 10 August 2021
Product
- Description
- Disposable grey community face covering.
- Packaging
- The product is sold in a transparent plastic packaging with a small paper label. All indications are in Chinese.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- INFO/00168/21 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2021-50
- Published
- 13 December 2021
- Modified
- 13 December 2021
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