South China Six clarifies: All-black masks tested for zero lead content

 Nanliu pointed out that, at present, due to the medical masks do not have the relevant standards, the first to use the Bureau of Standardization and Inspection of the development of the CNS15290 textile safety specifications to test the published information is to do with the recommendations, non-woven fabrics and medical materials Association also in the Association's Web site and Facebook (facebook) to clarify the following:

1. The FDA has contacted the Consumer Council and stated that the claim that 30% of the masks have a protection efficiency of less than 80% is a misinterpretation of the regulatory requirements. The sampled medical masks belong to the first grade of general medical masks. According to CNS 14774, the bacterial filtration effect (non-submicron protection efficiency) should be greater than 95%, and only surgical masks are required to comply with the requirement that the sub-micron protection efficiency (salt spray method) should be greater than 80%, so it is suggested that the Association should make appropriate corrections to avoid causing panic among consumers and disturbance to the industry.

2. The mask will have a trace of lead may be some color in the pigment part of the residue of inorganic substances, VOC is the existence of multi-color printing on the mask of organic adhesives produced by a small amount of volatile organic compounds, non-woven masks can not be washed and can not be removed, but the amount of these VOC residue is very small, and is not included in the cancer-causing or allergy-control process agent, there is no specific harm to the user or hazardous.

3. The Non-Woven Fabric Association and the Medical Material Association also suggest that the Bureau of Standardization and Inspection should add safety standards to the standard for medical masks (CNS14774) and remind manufacturers to strictly control the manufacturing process and the selection of raw materials during the manufacturing process and emphasize the safety of the physical design of the masks themselves to comply with the above mentioned safety standards for medical masks, so as to ensure that the products do not jeopardize the physical and mental health of the consumers or cause harm to the quality of the living environment, and should be clearly marked on the packaging to protect the rights of consumers. To ensure that the products do not jeopardize the physical and mental health of the consumers and do not harm the quality of the living environment, and the requirements of the standards should be clearly marked on the packaging to protect the rights of the consumers.

The Bureau of Standardization and Inspection also pointed out that although CCF also detected 3 samples with lead content of 6~11 mg/kg and 1 sample with nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates content exceeding 300 mg/kg, all of them complied with the CNS 15290 specification (lead content of textile surface coating for children under 12 years old shall not exceed 90 mg/kg, and the total lead content of nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates shall not exceed 1000 mg/kg). 1000 mg/kg).

After this incident, Nanlu said that the company will continue to conduct sample tests on the finished masks circulated in the channel, and will gradually publish them on the official website for all consumers.

In addition, in order to give consumers complete peace of mind about the finished masks supplied by Nanliu, the company has purchased heavy metal testing equipment from internationally renowned brands, and all Nanliu masks will be tested for heavy metals in the future. Even though the detected amount can meet the national CNS14774 medical masks and CNS15290 textile safety standards, Nanliu still needs to supply the highest standard products to consumers.

Source : The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) Economic Daily News  Reporter Chen Shuxuan