Is the mask you are using harmful to health?

Not only the Covid-19 epidemic, but also alarming air pollution such as dust, fine dust, smoke, toxic odors, bacteria, virus-containing droplets, etc. can all enter the airways, easily causing diseases. respiratory disease. Therefore, wearing a quality mask has the effect of preventing and preventing these harmful effects.

Poor quality masks only have a non-woven fabric layer without a waterproof microfiltration layer

However, there are many types of medical masks of unknown origin floating on the market. Many mask models use poor-quality fabric, so dust particles from the fabric easily enter the airways, causing harm to the respiratory tract. These samples do not have a bacterial filter layer, so they are not effective in disease prevention. Even, over the past time, the press has also condemned many cases of “recycling” used masks that may contain some chemical components that are harmful to consumers’ health and have the potential to cause allergies. for your skin.

To choose a safe mask, the advice from the Ministry of Health is to choose to buy reputable and well-known brands in the market. On the mask box, there must be fully printed parameters such as: manufacturer’s name, distributor, barcode, batch number, production date, especially the product circulation number issued by the equipment management agency. medical grade (eg: 210000353/PCBA-HCM for medical masks of Bach Tuyet Cotton Joint Stock Company)… In addition, mask suppliers also improve their reputation and increase export opportunities by means of FDA and CE certification to export to the US and European markets, where there are relatively difficult requirements for product quality. In addition, standards: EN14683, EN149, ASTM F2100, … stipulate strict criteria for bacterial filtration (BFE), filterability for small particles such as virus droplets (PFE) and respiratory resistance. respiration (helps breathing) and a number of other criteria. The quality verification of masks will be carried out by international units specializing in inspection and testing such as TUV, SGS, at a cost of up to hundreds of millions of dong for one test.

So the question arises, with strict quality requirements from such domestic and international standards, how many manufacturers can actually meet these standards? Meanwhile, many floating masks still print international certificates: CE, FDA, or meet ASTM, EN standards on the packaging to deceive consumers about the quality.

Need optimal protection, have a medical mask BBT-N95^TM – Masks are trusted by doctors

According to the CDC in Vietnam, so far, the N95 mask is still the most safe mask with the standard of face-tightness to prevent droplets from entering the body as well as spreading into the environment. . In addition, the dust and bacteria filtration efficiency of the mask must reach 95% or more according to the regulations of NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, USA).

In which, medical mask BBT-N95^TM of Cotton White Snow is also one of the masks trusted by doctors, because the test results show that the product meets the national standards TCVN 8389-1 and international standards ASTM F2100, EN149 which are clearly published. Bach at website company.

That’s why right now, be a smart consumer, protect the health of you and your family with quality and reputable products. In particular, products with quality control and clear standards must be used with accurate information in order to avoid “money loss.