Certain Chinese-Made Respirators No Longer Authorized By FDA
Executive Summary
After CDC concerns about the quality of Chinese-manufactured respirators, the US FDA has pulled a number of products from its list of authorized respirators for health care providers. The agency said the remaining authorized respirators made in China are no longer eligible for use after being decontaminated due to concerns about their ability to hold up after decontamination.
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