The outbreak lasted for more than a month and the mask became a necessity, and what everyone wanted to know most was:" Where can I buy a mask? 」
Drugstores, shops are either restricted or out of stock, many people have to switch to a variety of social platforms, and netizens "buy" masks.
However, it is infuriating that many people spend a lot of effort and find that the masks they buy are fake.
Picture: Ding Ma Fan`s Chart (Authorized)
Outbreak, it`s a mirror.
Some people without turning their backs to the line of aid, but also people want to smoke heart, take advantage of the opportunity to make money.
The mask you lined up overnight could be worth four cents worth of three-no product
News about fake masks is seen almost daily on the Weibo hot list:
Photo Source: Weibo
Police in various parts of the country have seized gane:
Source: Web
Not long ago, Ali officials also announced a batch on the X-Bao, the sale of fake mask shop list, and the sale of fake shops directly closed shop processing!
Photo Source: Ali Security
These three no masks, fake masks, using extremely poor quality, cheap raw materials, do their best to reduce the cost, a change of hands can earn nearly 10 times the huge profits!
In a fake branded mask case uncovered on february 3rd, police were surprised to find that the purchase price of a fake mask was as low as four cents.
Photo Source: Surging News
These masks, which are sold on the Internet in various ways, and even appear in many regular pharmacies, are bought back by long lines of ordinary people at the door, wear them to work and protect their families.
Such conduct is indeed anathema! Most hatefully, they donated masks to wuhan. Do these people have the heart to watch our health care workers fight against such three-no-products and viruses?
Source: Web
We don`t know exactly how many fakes there are, where they are all distributed, but at least we should understand that the current epidemic, whether they can give their families a reassuring guardian?
Failure of false masks to provide effective protection may also be contaminated
Among the most recommended cases were N 95, KN 95/ N 95, disposable surgical and medical care masks.
Among them, the last three kinds of mask false situation is the most serious.
Let`s start with KN95 and N95, which correspond to the mask filtration standards in China and the United States, respectively, which require a filtration efficiency of more than 95% for 0.3 microns of non-oil particles.
Optical photo of the structure of each layer of N95 mask material, photo: http://qikan.cqvip.com/
As can be seen from the picture, the gap hole in each layer of the mask material is very dense, so the particle protective mask, up to KN95/N95 grade, can be used to protect against this virus.
In order to maintain the thickness and feel of the mask, some merchants will add a layer of heat-sealing cotton to support it.
Such a mask not only cannot effectively filter the virus, heat-sealed cotton will also increase respiratory resistance.
Again, medical surgical masks and general medical masks, their structure is three layers, the outermost layer is made of waterproof and electrostatic treatment of non-woven protective layer, the middle layer is filter material, the inner layer is usually ordinary non-woven material.
The difference is that medical surgical masks have anti-spatter, anti-spatter, and common medical masks can only do anti-spatter.
Medical surgical masks, pictured at www.chp.gov.hk
But this is totally unimportant to mask counterfeiters, who don`t care what each layer of material does.
Some directly do not add the most important filter layer, the mask sold only thin two layers; others with cheap filter material and non-mask non-woven replacement, also completely do not play the effect of filtering virus.
In addition, these three no masks, poor quality masks there is a big hidden danger.
After the production of the medical protection level of the regular masks, all need to be sterilized or sterilized, so as to ensure that you get the mask itself is no problem.
But fake masks are often produced in small workshops, not to mention disinfection and sterilization, not even basic hygiene standards.
Small workshop for making fake masks, Picture: Web
Can you count on a mask that is already contaminated with bacteria?
How to tell if the mask is true or false?
To better deal with the virus, be sure to know that the masks we`ve managed to buy are true or false. Here`s a look at how the most fake masks should be identified.
N95 Particulate Protective Mask with 3M
3M is the most common N95 mask brand in China, so being faked is very serious.
We can screen through the following two ways.
Method 1: To judge the anti-counterfeiting mark provided by the brand
According to the official display, the brand has four anti-counterfeiting logos in China:
Photo Source:3M Personal Security Products Catalogue
Different types of masks will be fitted with different anti-counterfeiting labels. Take this 8210CN mask as an example, the anti-counterfeiting label at the opening of the box, the normal state and discoloration effect is like this:
Picture: Ding Ma Fan`s Chart (Authorized)
Method two: smell the taste, look at the printing, check the mark
Then some people buy protective masks in bulk, no packaging box should be how to judge? According to the National Market Regulatory Authority`s recommendations, the masks themselves can be identified by these tests.
Smell the rubber tape
The real 3M mask has no obvious odour after opening, even the rubber band part, there is no pungent taste. And fake masks, it is easy to smell odour.
See how it`s printed
The printing on the surface of the true mask is laser printing, and the font is very clear; and the printing on the false mask, often have ink uneven, revealing a larger blank mark, and even exist in the case of the font rough and blurred.
Look at LA logo and QS certification
Non-domestic masks, as long as the formal entry into the domestic market, must have LA certification; domestic masks, whether domestic use or export, must have QS and LA certification.
The label on the real mask is not printed on the box, but on the mask, like this:
Picture: Ding Ma Fan`s Chart (Authorized)
Other mainstream brands of the N95 and KN95 masks, although also involved, are less likely to fake than 3M. The brand is different, the appraisal way is also different, may go to the corresponding official website to inquire the concrete appraisal method.
disposable medical mask (surgical mask & disposable medical mask)
Whether it`s a disposable medical surgical mask or a common medical mask, it can be used in most of the common people`s scenes, and it`s usually a whole package for sale.
Both types of masks can be found on the official website of the National Drug Administration.
Method 1: Access to the National Drug Administration
First of all, find the registration certificate number on the outer packing of the mask (the rule is: X-Method Registration Year 264).
Then go to the website of the National Drug Administration (http://www.nmpa.gov.cn/) to select the medical device-medical device inquiry-domestic medical device products (registration):
Photo Source: http://www.nmpa.gov.cn/
Enter the registration certificate number on the product package for enquiry:
Photo Source: http://www.nmpa.gov.cn/
Finally, according to the query to the information of the product name to judge.
If the information input is correct, but cannot find the product information, it is not in line with the production standards of the three products, can be judged as fake masks.
Method Two: To observe the violence tear
In addition to online inquiries about authenticity, but also through some relatively simple and rough way to judge.
Fake medical masks, generally very thin material, feel extremely poor, some even visible to the naked eye rough:
Source: Web
A few false compared to the "heart ", can do not transparent and do not see the water, it seems to be true, such as the old editor of this:
It doesn`t look like a big difference between true and false, even more neat
Picture: Ding Ma Fan`s Chart (Authorized)
For such a mask, you can choose a used one, by tearing to test:
Picture: Ding Ma Fan`s Chart (Authorized)
A fake mask can be torn with a little bit of force, showing the inferiority of the material; and a real mask, even a common medical mask, is hard to tear, only to stretch the filter material in the middle out of some cracks, and the inner and outer layers are not damaged.
Although this way is more convenient, intuitive, but after all, everyone`s strength is different, judgment will inevitably have errors, can only be used as a preliminary judgment, more recommended to log on to the Drug Administration for inquiry.
The epidemic is still spreading and masks remain the scarcest resource. Add to these lurking in our side of the counterfeiters, want to buy a real mask, it is even more difficult!
At this time, we must not "rush to the doctor ", the purchase of masks or to go to the regular channels, credibility and sales permits of shops, more use of today`s learning methods of inquiry. Otherwise, buy fake goods, waste money do not say, but also do not get the protection.
Finally, don`t forget to forward this article to the people you care about to help everyone avoid buying fake goods together!
