Gov’t urged to regulate single-use face masks
EcoWaste Coalition has sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration urging the regulation of single-use protective face masks flooding the market.
The group had so far reported 33 brands of single-use protective face masks to the FDA, including four brands that explicitly call themselves as medical or surgical masks, of which not even one is listed in the FDA List of Notified Face Masks. According to the FDA, “face masks intended for medical use are regulated by the FDA and can only be imported, manufactured, and distributed by an FDA-licensed establishment.”
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