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Price at Office Depot has gone up to $22.99. Price at Bona Fide Masks still $22.90 for earloops; price for headbands now $29.00. Use coupon code SAVE5 to get 5% off right now on either earloops or headbands at Bona Fide Masks.
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From Bona Fide Mask: DUE TO AN INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES WE ARE NOW OFFERING FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING ON ALL KN95 FDA AUTHORIZED MASK ORDERS THRU 7/19/20! ALL ORDERS SHIP FROM OUR WAREHOUSE IN NEW YORK!
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Hey guys don't want to burst your bubble, however, what you are talking about is not a filtration test, but one that has been propagated by social media. You have sadly been misinformed. The only actual liquid barrier test that is performed on respirator masks is for a small classification known as Surgical N95's, which are considered medical devices by the FDA. Also, liquid barrier protection is rated by ASTM and not NIOSH. Your standard N95 from 3m or Honeywell is not designed for liquid barrier protection and the ability of it to hold water has zero impact on filtration. I emailed Powecom after seeing some of these posts just to be sure and recieved the following back:
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IT IS NOT scientific to test qualified KN95 masks by pouring water into them. The dripping test is just a rumor. Firstly, water will destroy the protection ability of the melt blown filtering layer, that means: Water will destroy the effectiveness of the face mask; Secondly, too much water has weight (universal force[Laugh]) , so too much water will drip. Also, : The first layer of nonwoven material can let O2 (= oxygen ) pass through the face mask. That is why, the 1st Layer of face mask cannot 100% block water, especially when there is too much (for example, a cup of Water , too much water !!) pour in the face mask. This is not a scientific test and should not be used. Below are links from actual testing reports from the NPPTL that may be helpful Guangzhou Powecom Labor Insurance Supplies Co., Ltd.KN95GB262699.2898.962020-211.1pdf icon [cdc.gov] Guangzhou Powecom Labor Insurance Supplies Co., Ltd.KN95GB262699.5698.182020-303.1pdf icon [cdc.gov] Just want to make sure you guys have all the information. N95's are not for liquid barrier protection and neither are KN95's. The only liquid barrier protection masks are real ASTM surgical masks and Surgical N95's, which right now should be reserved ONLY for healthcare professionals. |
Statement for the Medical Device Respirator recalls in Canada
Guangzhou Powecom Labor Insurance Supplies Co., Ltd hereby declare that the following two importers are not our purchasers.We have not found any information about the relevant companies in the sales records. Our company has an export license. All exports in our company's name are genuine.
There are many fake products on the market. The products that fail to pass the inspection in Canada are not exported by our company. Obviously these are fake.
Our main task in February, March and April is to provide the Chinese government with a large number of high-quality and qualified masks.We've been on the EUA list since April 3 . In fact ,CDC has always tested the quality of all respirators,in order to ensure that all the respirators imported to the United States are safe and up to standard. The following four test reports were issued by NPPTL and can be read on CDC website： https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/R...SULTS.HTML
Government of Canada has issued a RECALL on these products.
Health Canada has determined that certain respirators that do not meet performance standards may pose a health and safety risk to users when used in a setting that requires 95% filtration (such as a health care settings).
https://healthycanadian
Useful links regarding mask reuse and cleaning:
USA today has a good simple article about mask cleaning, including N95 (same as KN95):
https://www.usatoday.co
Official recommendation from CDC :
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/...xtuse.html
There's a dedicated website about disinfecting N95, contributed by renown researchers and professionals:
https://www.n95decon.or
https://www.n95decon.or
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Their News page on their site lists Bona Fide Masks as an "important regional distributor" without listing any of their other distributors but it doesn't say Bona Fide Maks is their only US distributor.
However, because Bona Fide Masks is listed on the website, you know you are getting genuine masks from them.
Would you really take the word of a company called Bonafide that they are the only "bonafide" company selling Powecom masks??? With a name like Bonafide , I'd be more suspicious they were fake
That's like saying CheapTickets.com are actually the cheapest tickets..... Absolutely not. Just an analogy
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The good: These KN95s were packaged well, in a hard box, and individual plastic packs, each containing 10 masks, each with the "anti-fake" label. I didn't run the QR code, but they look very legit, complete with inspection slip in each package, with the Chi-com red star approval stamp. They were manufactured 6/2/2020 (or 2/6/2020, depending on whether they reversed the month and day as some countries do).
First impression is that the masks are very, very nice. Comfortable, strong ear straps, and appear to have a good quality nose wire. They kind of make you look like a bird when wearing them, but all KN95s do. I have acquired some soft plastic reusable ear-savers, which basically convert them to headband masks (but also allow you to let them dangle around your neck when you are in the car, etc., which is hard to do with the masks manufactured as headband masks.
The bad: The USPS took a FULL two weeks to deliver the 3-Day Priority Mail package, but that isn't the seller's fault. Guess the new postmaster general was serious when he said they were going to start slowing down mail delivery! Tracking number says it has been with USPS since the day after they shipped it, so no harm, no foul there. If BonaFide reads this, might want to start using UPS/Fedex ground if you don't want mad customers. I'm not mad - some would be.
Buying 100, I got the price down to $1.65/mask with free shipping, and then got an extra $5 off from the Amex shop small promo, dropping the price to $1.60/mask shipped. Hopefully, these will last through the pandemic. I would recommend this seller.
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So you bought both the ear loop and the headband style in one order, and the headband packaging you received contains the ear loop mask so you now are ended up with all earloop and non headband. Is this what you mean?
I would email Bonafide and explain it. They are very consumer centric because of you genuinely got the mixed up then someone else probably experience it too.
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