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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12488

16 May 2020
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
Commission suspends delivery of FFP2 masks to Member States after notification of masks not complying with European standards
Brussels, 15/05/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission announced on Thursday 14 May that it has suspended the delivery of masks to Member States until further notice, after learning that the FFP2 masks for healthcare professionals did not comply with EU standards.

The United Kingdom, and all Member States that have received them have been alerted by the Commission to the problem reported by Poland, via its Minister of Health. The Netherlands had a similar problem. The issue is: masks manufactured in China and delivered by...

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