EU Safety Gate · Report-2020-37
KN95 Respirator/FFP2
The product advertises a protective potential against (viral) particles but its filtering capacity has not been certified by a relevant (European) 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.
- Published
- 11 September 2020
- Notifying authority
- Latvia
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 14/06/2020
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- INFO/00125/20
- Model
- KN95/FFP2
Classification
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Risk type
- Health risk / other
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
White respiratory protective half-face mask of category KN95,corresponding to FFP2 according to EN 149. The product is also sold online.