{"id":27946,"date":"2021-02-12T19:37:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurogip.fr\/france-ministerial-update-on-masks-for-non-sanitary-use\/"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:33:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T14:33:41","slug":"france-ministerial-update-on-masks-for-non-sanitary-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurogip.fr\/en\/france-ministerial-update-on-masks-for-non-sanitary-use\/","title":{"rendered":"FRANCE: ministerial update on masks for non-sanitary use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Category 1 and 2 masks are replaced by \u201cgeneral public masks with filtration greater than 90%\u201d. The French Ministries of Health, Economy and Labour updated at the end of January 2021 the information note on masks for non-sanitary use published in March 2020. As a result, category 2 masks can no longer be used to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic as of 28 January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the opinion of the High Council for Public Health of 18 January 2021. In addition, a new marking is made compulsory on the product, the labelling or its packaging. It replaces those previously used. Category 1 masks with the old marking may be placed on the market until 1 March 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it is not possible to claim that \u201cmasks for the general public with filtration greater than 90%\u201d are more effective than 50 washes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entreprises.gouv.fr\/files\/files\/enjeux\/covid-19\/masques_reservees_a_des_usages_non_sanitaires.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To find out more<\/span><\/a> (in French)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Category 1 and 2 masks are replaced by \u201cgeneral public masks with filtration greater than 90%\u201d. The French Ministries of Health, Economy and Labour updated at the end of January 2021 the information note on masks for non-sanitary use published in March 2020. 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