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First FDA-Cleared Respirators for General Public Use in Public Health Medical Emergencies Now Available from 3M
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, June 3rd, 2008
These two respirators--3M(TM) Particulate Respirator 8612F and 3M(TM) Particulate Respirator 8670F--are unique because they are the first to receive clearance by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce exposure to airborne germs during a public health medical emergency such as an influenza pandemic. The FDA outlined a special clearance process for N95 respirators used by the general public in public health medical emergencies in order to provide reasonable assurance...
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