Two corona rapid tests that were illegally marketed nationwide are now being recalled because of the risk of serious damage to health.
Current
callback *
of illegal
corona
rapid tests that have come onto the market.
An authority warns of two
rapid corona tests.
A
risk of injury
from improper use cannot be ruled out.
Kassel -
Two
Corona *
quick tests
are currently affected
by a
recall
*
.
According to an authority in North Rhine-Westphalia, these were illegally sold and were sold in supermarkets and petrol stations throughout
Germany
, among other places
.
Corona rapid tests on call: free for private customers
"As an urgent security measure, the Cologne District
Government is recalling
two
SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests
that were illegally put on the market at gas stations, supermarkets, veterinary practices and breweries, among other things, and are therefore freely available to private customers even without specialist knowledge," it says in a message from the
Cologne district government
.
The
corona rapid tests
are currently still partially open and taken out of the original
large packaging
on the sales
counter
, reports the
consumer
portal produktwarnung.eu
.
It is also warned against supposed safety through false negative
tests
in the event of improper use by laypeople.
Recall: Authority urgently warns of two SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testshttps: //t.co/EwmmOBRKt3 pic.twitter.com/CcdWjgN3Tc
- Product Warning (@ Product Warning1) December 22, 2020
Recall of corona rapid tests: the risk of injury cannot be ruled out
A
risk of injury
cannot be ruled out either, the risk arises particularly if the
corona rapid
tests are used incorrectly
.
Improper use by untrained private individuals can even lead to increased
infection rates
.
The officials of the Cologne district government even warn of "catastrophic consequences of infection".
Recall of corona rapid tests: These test products are affected
According to the Cologne district government, the
corona rapid
tests
affected
by the
recall were put
into circulation by a company from Frechen and are also freely available for private customers without specialist knowledge.
The following products are affected:
test |
Manufacturer |
Covid-19 Ag test |
nal from minden GmbH |
blnk Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Antigen Rapid Test Cassette (Swab) |
Hangzhou Realy Tech Co., Ltd |
Corona rapid tests on call: customer list was secured
Together with the responsible public order office, the
Cologne
district government
and the
Hürth
criminal police carried
out a search of the managing director's home address and the company address of the company concerned as part of the administrative assistance.
+
Recall of corona rapid tests: Two SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid tests have reached the market nationwide, which can cause serious health damage if improperly used.
(Symbol image)
© Hauke-Christian Dittrich / dpa
“A current customer list was secured there in order to
carry out
the
recall
as part of the replacement.
The customer list contains around 5700 customers of
corona rapid
tests
throughout Germany, of whom between 4000 and 4500 customers
should not have received
the
test
, ”the officials report.
If you want to do a corona test before Christmas, here is an overview of legal test procedures.
A doctor also strongly recommends: Wear a face mask even when celebrating with your family at Christmas *.
(Helena Gries)
* hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
List of rubric lists: © Hauke-Christian Dittrich / dpa