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He specified that, as a result of the controls carried out by the ANPC, innumerable irregularities were found.
Virgil Popescu specified that the Romanian masks were also revised, all of them complying. The minister specified that he learned on Tuesday that half of the masks do not comply, during a meeting with representatives of the ANPC.
“I am disappointed with the quality of the masks on the market at the moment. If I told you that half of the masks currently on sale in distribution networks – hypermarkets, pharmacies, warehouses, importers – do not comply, that is, they do not protect us, you would say that I am exaggerating, but that is the reality. I want to send a very clear message that this must stop. We cannot accept the sale of masks that do not protect the population, ”said Popescu.
According to him, the ANPC fined some traders 18 million lei who had non-compliant masks on the shelf.
The minister also advised people to buy Romanian masks.
“All the masks that do not meet the standards are imported masks. I want to tell Romanians that we have more than 16 companies producing masks in Romania, which can satisfy all the needs of Romanian consumers and advise them to look for Romanian products, because they are Accredited, verified they are the best in the market, “added Popescu.
He urged retailers and pharmacy networks to stop allowing non-compliant products to be marketed.
“We will issue an order clearly stating that these masks do not provide protection against Covid, so that people know when they buy that if that product is on the shelf and it is called a mask, it is not a protective mask,” the representative added. Government.
So, The sale of more than 31 million protective masks has been temporarily suspended.and the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) has permanently withdrawn more than 90,000 masks from sale. According to the institution, more than half of the protective masks reviewed had problems such as not entering the instructions for use or mentioning the composition of the material used.
