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Product Name: Knitted Cotton Mask
Specification: 15x10cm
Material: 100% Cotton
Application: For fashion, dress up, party (non-medical)
Executive Standard: FZ/T 73049-2014
Production Batch: 20201205
Production Date: 2020/12/05
Inspectors: 01
Expiration Date: Two years
Manufacturer: Dongguan City Dandan Garments Co., Ltd.
Address: No. 26, XianChong, Wanjiang District, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
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ROYAL MAIL - ANTIBACTERIAL FACE MASK -
PRODUCT SPECFICATION
Product Name: Knitted Cotton Mask
Product Size: 15x10cm (fold form)
Product Weight: About 20g
Shelf Life: 3 years
Executive Standard: FZ/T 73049-2014
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:
This product is re-usable. It can be used multiple times and is washable. The product provides no protection against toxic gases. It is intended for Non-Medical use ONLY. Please use with caution if you suffer from skin allergies.
STRUCTURES AND COMPONENTS:
This product consists of 3 layers of cotton, an adjustable nose clip, ear loops and ear loop with an adjustment buckle. The first layer is pure cotton. The second layer is made of cotton chiffon interlining (used to strengthen the shape of the mask); and the third layer is made of silver ion DuPont Silvadur antibacterial soft and breathable ice silk material.
[washing instructions and instructions for use with pictograms)
Manufacturer: Dongguan City Dandan Garments Co., Lted
Address: No. 26 XianChong, Wanjiang District, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
MADE IN CHINA
Product Specification in Compliance with the United Kingdom's General Product Safety Regulations 2005
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Undercover exhibition label:
ROYAL MAIL ANTIBACTERIAL FACE MASK
Dongguan City Dandan Garments CO., Ltd.
January 2021
In November 2020, Royal Mail made the wearing of a facemask mandatory for indoor work situations. This mask was distributed to employees in January 2021 but was quickly criticised due to the product’s labelling which read “For fashion, dress up, party (non-medical).”
Made in China
Cotton
Archive no. 2020.100.57
Note
Undercover exhibition label:
FACE MASK LEAFLET
Royal Mail
February 2021
According to the packaging, this mask complies with the UK’s General Product Safety Regulations 2005. It also complies with FZ/T 73049-2014, a Chinese standard for knitted masks. However, mail workers were critical of the inclusion of a paper leaflet with the text "For fashion, dress up, party (non-medical)."
Archive no. 2020.100.57