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FUQING, China, May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

- China to Apply New Testing Standards on Face Masks (GB2626-2019)

Daddybaby, a Fujian-based diaper manufacturer, also a top 5 player of the

industry in China, like many other Chinese enterprises, has responded to the

call by the Chinese government to adjust some of its production lines for

protective materials in a very short period of time. The quality of the

products satisfies the production standard for China's civilian-use protective

face masks.  Over the past few months,Daddybaby has provided over 30 million civilian-use face masks to the people in China and has donated over 2 million civilian-use face masks to other people in

need in many countries around the world. In the future, Daddybaby will actively provide high-quality face masks that satisfy the quality standards of different countries and regions.

It is reported that China will apply a new testing national standard on face

masks (GB2626-2019), starting from July 1st, 2020. This new standard, once

implemented, will be helpful for countries to unify testing standards on

protective materials further. As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread

globally, the demands for protective materials are increasing in many countries

around the world. China has earned experiences in controlling the outbreak

rather successfully and has become a country with the highest capacity in

producing protective materials in the world. Thanks to many enterprises in

China that have adjusted their production lines to manufacture protective gear,

including face masks and protective gowns since the beginning of the outbreak,

China's protective materials exports have provided strong support for other

countries in this fight against the virus.

During this global fight against the pandemic, the import/export of protective

materials faces great barriers for certification as different countries/regions

apply different inspection and testing standards. Take face masks as an

example: in China, face masks that are most available for purchase at the

moment are mainly certified by 5 standard systems, including China, the United

States, the European Union, South Korea, and Japan.

There are online postings on helping the public to better understand the

different certification standards, which is "FFP3>FFP2~N95~KN95~KF94>KN90"

(Source: www.qq.com). FFP represents the E.U. standard. N is the U.S. standard.

KN is the Chinese Standard. KF is the South Korea standard. Among these

different standards, the higher the number goes, the level of protection

increases. Therefore, customers can refer to this to choose the right face

masks and get different levels of protection. While how to create a system that

different standards can be mutually-recognized via communication channels and

how to efficiently promote the global supply of protective materials are among

the questions that need to be addressed urgently.

In the meantime, large quantities of face masks are now being detained at

customs authorities of many countries due to the misunderstanding of inspection

and testing standards. Some Chinese face masks export are also affected by

this. At the moment, Daddybaby, with some of its exported goods affected as

well, is actively in close and friendly communication with its overseas buyers

and customs authorities to resolve such misunderstanding, including checking

the import/export supply chain channels and relevant customs documents.

Hopefully, countries can establish a mutually-recognizing mechanism on the

standards for protective materials and enhance medical cooperation to win this

war against this pandemic as early as possible.

SOURCE: Daddybaby