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Mask recall in Germany: Ministry of Health warns - mouthguard favors corona infection

2021-02-09T10:04:13.935Z


In many places in Germany an FFP2 mask is mandatory. Now the Ministry of Health is warning against the use of certain masks. Defects cannot be ruled out.


In many places in Germany an FFP2 mask is mandatory.

Now the Ministry of Health is warning against the use of certain masks.

Defects cannot be ruled out.

Kiel - After Bavaria had submitted, an FFP2 mask requirement now also applies in other parts of Germany in public transport and supermarkets.

In contrast to everyday or surgical masks, the masks not only protect others, but also yourself. In the fight against the still high number of infections, they should help to minimize the infection with corona.

Corona mask recall: Ministry of Health warns of KN95 masks

However, not all masks that are available are safe.

To protect yourself from counterfeiting, it is important to look at the when buying

Pay attention to the CE mark with a four-digit identification number.

This indicates that the OP and FFP masks

have passed a successful verification procedure and which authority has checked the mask.

But mistakes can also creep in.

The Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Youth, Family and Seniors in Schleswig-Holstein warns against certain KN95 respirators.

KN95 is a level of protection in the Chinese standard for respiratory masks.

The protective effect is roughly comparable to N95 in the US standard and FFP-2 in the European standard.

Mask recall: Ministry of Health warns of defective KN95 masks

After a notice, the Ministry of Health warns of defective KN95 masks in circulation.

It cannot be ruled out that these do not fulfill their function due to clear deficiencies and thereby promote the transmission of an infection.

This affects masks with the following identification:

KN95 Protective Mask

Model No: ZX-168

GB-2626-2006

Recall from KN95 mask: Missing identification

The KN95 protective mask has a CE mark on the packaging, but the mandatory information from the four-digit certification body (e.g. CE 1234) is missing.

The Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Health writes in its press release: “According to current knowledge, the masks also do not meet the requirements of the current SARS-CoV-2 occupational health and safety ordinance, so they may not be used in care facilities, for example.

The distribution channel is not known at the moment. ”Should the manufacturer or distributor be found, a callback would have to follow.

Only recently there was a recall of questionable KN95 respirators by the European rapid alert system RAPEX.

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Source: merkur

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