EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Protective equipment
Particle filter mask — risk: health risk / other
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00168/20
Summary
The product is not certified as protective equipment by a relevant body. Consequently, the product might not fulfil the health and safety requirements and thus not properly protect if not combined with additional measures. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation and with the relevant European standard EN 149.
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Product
Particle filter mask
- Barcode
- 7 805070 003660
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Protective respiratory filtration mask with one layer of the filter.
What is the risk?
- The product is not certified as protective equipment by a relevant body. Consequently, the product might not fulfil the health and safety requirements and thus not properly protect if not combined with additional measures. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation and with the relevant European standard EN 149.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 15/09/2020
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