It
is not only in the Philippines, its happening in other countries to.
Dutch
officials in the Hague, in response to the inferior quality of the face masks
that it imported from China have made a decision to recall thousands masks
which were supposed to be used in the hospitals battling the coronavirus
outbreak.
The
Dutch health ministry have stated that the masks from China does not meet
quality standards, which they have received from a Chinses manufacturer last March
21.
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| Tourist couple don protective masks amid Coronavirus fears in Kinderdijk, Netherlands. (photo credit to owner) |
The
Dutch officials received a first indication that the masks did not meet their quality
standards when they were first inspected.
First batch of shipment had already
been distributed to health professionals, the statement said. "The rest of
the shipment was immediately put on hold and has not been distributed.
"A second test also revealed
that the masks did not meet the quality norms. Now it has been decided not to
use any of this shipment," said the statement.
As
a way of double checking further shipments from China will be undergoing extra
testing, the statement said.
The
recall concerned nearly half of the shipment of 1.3 million masks, known as
FFP2 - 600,000 had already been sent to hospitals, the public television
channel NOS reported.
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