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Because China has been selling fakes: https://www.businessinsider.com/coroanvirus-holland-recalls-over-half-a-million-masks-imported-from-china-2020-3 https://w

by blhack 7y ago

Because China has been selling fakes: https://www.businessinsider.com/coroanvirus-holland-recalls-over-half-a-million-masks-imported-from-china-2020-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/coroanvirus-holland-recalls-...

dfee 7y ago
> The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.
- BitwiseFool 7y ago
  Just wait for people in the comments to mention how Buzzfeed News is completely different from normal Buzzfeed and they're actually highly respectable because of one reward they received.
  - tzs 7y ago
    Which one award are you talking about? The 2016 National Magazine Award in the category of Public Interest? Or the 2014 National Press Foundation award? Or the 2016 National Press Foundation award? Or the 2015 Sidney Award? Or the 2017 British Journalism Award? Or the 2018 George Polk Award? Or are you referring to them being finalists for both the 2017 and 2018 Pulitzer Prized in International Reporting? Or finalists for the 2016 and 2018 Online Journalism Awards? Or finalists for the 2018 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting?
grezql 7y ago
its not only Netherlands but other countries such as Turkey, Spain: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395
ForHackernews 7y ago
I'm not sure what this has to do with anything. If they are fakes, they could just as easily be falsely labelled N95 as KN95, right? What am I missing?
- partiallypro 7y ago
  The FDA would also not allow N95 masks bought here if they weren't from an approved facility.
  - ForHackernews 7y ago
    Exactly. So what's the relation between this article about fake/inferior masks from an unapproved factory, and the parent article about a variant standard of mask (KN95) that hasn't been approved in the USA?
somerandomanon 7y ago
If only fakes: http://theredelephants.com/video-chinese-factory-worker-caught-contaminating-medical-masks-before-shipment-arrived-to-new-york/ http://theredelephants.com/video-chinese-factory-worker-caug...
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lambdasquirrel 7y ago
The companies in question likely aren't certified? ChinaLawBlog says that 95% of the certifications they've seen are fake, so it's probably best to check with the authorities. https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-stricken-countries-rush-to-dump-defective-chinese-covid-19-tests https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-stricken-countries...

by blhack 7y ago

dfee 7y ago

> The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.

BitwiseFool 7y ago
Just wait for people in the comments to mention how Buzzfeed News is completely different from normal Buzzfeed and they're actually highly respectable because of one reward they received.
- tzs 7y ago
  Which one award are you talking about? The 2016 National Magazine Award in the category of Public Interest? Or the 2014 National Press Foundation award? Or the 2016 National Press Foundation award? Or the 2015 Sidney Award? Or the 2017 British Journalism Award? Or the 2018 George Polk Award? Or are you referring to them being finalists for both the 2017 and 2018 Pulitzer Prized in International Reporting? Or finalists for the 2016 and 2018 Online Journalism Awards? Or finalists for the 2018 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting?

grezql 7y ago

its not only Netherlands but other countries such as Turkey, Spain: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395

ForHackernews 7y ago

I'm not sure what this has to do with anything. If they are fakes, they could just as easily be falsely labelled N95 as KN95, right? What am I missing?

partiallypro 7y ago
The FDA would also not allow N95 masks bought here if they weren't from an approved facility.
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  Exactly. So what's the relation between this article about fake/inferior masks from an unapproved factory, and the parent article about a variant standard of mask (KN95) that hasn't been approved in the USA?

somerandomanon 7y ago

If only fakes: http://theredelephants.com/video-chinese-factory-worker-caught-contaminating-medical-masks-before-shipment-arrived-to-new-york/ http://theredelephants.com/video-chinese-factory-worker-caug...

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lambdasquirrel 7y ago

The companies in question likely aren't certified? ChinaLawBlog says that 95% of the certifications they've seen are fake, so it's probably best to check with the authorities. https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-stricken-countries-rush-to-dump-defective-chinese-covid-19-tests https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-stricken-countries...