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There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Product Safety Report for Govek KN95 Face Masks presenting a health risk.
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
Guidance for people who have been diagnosed with a mpox infection and who have been advised to self-isolate at home.
These reviews aim to identify and examine evidence on the effectiveness of face coverings to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in the community.
Paper prepared by Duke University academics on face masks.
Product Recall for Haunted House Dracula, Pumpkin and Frankenstein children’s Halloween face masks sold by The Works presenting a risk of burns
Guidance to help court and tribunal users reduce the risk of catching an infectious disease like COVID-19 and passing it on to others.
Product recall for Winsun Particle Filter KN95 Half Mask YS003 presenting a risk to the respiratory system.
This guidance provides information on COVID-19 in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings.
Concerns have been raised about the potential for risk compensation in the context of mask mandates for mitigating the spread of COVID-19
The requirements for 3D printed products will depend on whether they are classed as medical devices, personal protective equipment (PPE) or both.
Paper prepared by the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
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