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Mask Debate Rages On

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Ridgewood Nj, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security the use and availability of face coverings, including for the general public and for healthcare workers, has been one of the major ongoing storylines over the course of the pandemic. Researchers continue to evaluate the role of masks and other face coverings in mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and hospitals and health systems in the US (and likely elsewhere) continue to struggle to maintain sufficient supply of respirators and surgical masks that are critical for protecting healthcare workers and patients.

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Chinese Manufacturer Charged with Exporting Defective and Misbranded KN95 Masks

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Newark NJ,  A Chinese manufacturer was charged today with producing and exporting to the United States in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic over 140,000 misbranded and defective masks that falsely purported to be KN95 respirators, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Crawford Technology Group (HK) Co. LTD. (Crawford) is charged by complaint with violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) for causing misbranded and substandard respirators that falsely purported to meet various filtration efficiency standards to be imported into the United States.

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