The Netherlands has ordered a recall of around 600,000 masks out of a shipment of 1.3 million from China, after an inspection showed they failed to protect the face or had defective filters.
The masks were delivered to the Netherlands by a Chinese manufacturer on March 21. Local media reported that they had already been distributed to several hospitals currently battling the coronavirus pandemic. The Netherlands has over 9,700 cases and over 630 deaths.
“A second test also revealed that the masks did not meet the quality norms. Now it has been decided not to use any of this shipment”, the health ministry said in a statement, adding it would conduct extra testing on any future shipments.
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/the-netherlands-recalls-defective-masks-from-china/