The Ministry of National Education on Tuesday, October 20 suspended the distribution to teachers of masks from the Dim brand, which the
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accuses of being treated with a toxic product, pending the results of an expertise, according to a union and the government.
According to
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, these masks distributed by the ministry to French teachers since the start of the September school year are treated with silver zeolite, a biocide considered toxic.
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Pending the results of the expertise expected mid or next weekend, the Ministry of National Education announced Tuesday to suspend the distribution to teachers of these controversial masks
", told AFP the Snes-FSU , first secondary school union.
They will be replaced by “
other fabric masks from the start of the school year on November 2, after the All Saints holidays, if these analyzes are bad,
” he added.
Asked by AFP, the ministry confirmed the suspension of the distribution of these masks pending the results of the ongoing expertise.
If the analyzes of the expertise are good, the teachers will keep the current masks.
Asked last week about the possible toxicity of these masks, the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer had indicated that it was "
surprising information that deserves verification
".