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HANVICO Antimikrobielle Mund-Nasenschutz fabric face mask — chemical & health risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOther health riskJun 26, 2020
Photo from the official notice: HANVICO Antimikrobielle Mund-Nasenschutz fabric face mask — chemical & health risk
Photo from the official notice: HANVICO Antimikrobielle Mund-Nasenschutz fabric face mask — chemical & health risk
Photo from the official notice: HANVICO Antimikrobielle Mund-Nasenschutz fabric face mask — chemical & health risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The mask does not fulfill the minimal requirements for a FFP2 protective face mask and does not provide sufficient protection. The purchase information is misleading.Furthermore, the back side of the cardboard tag provides theinformation that the mask has antiviral properties. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the product — Distributor (02/06/2020)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (15/06/2020)
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Distributor (15/06/2020)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (02/06/2020)

Product description

Face mask consisting of 3 layers of fabric, one of which containing microfiber treated with silver, providing the mask with anti-bacterial /viral properties. The product claims to be a FFP2 mask according to EN 149.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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