Certain respirators made in China and respirators with exhalation valves should not be decontaminated for re-use by healthcare workers, the FDA announced today.
The agency revised these respirators’ emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to reflect the changes. The particular respirators from China “may vary in their design and performance,” the FDA said, basing its decision on test results from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).