Chinese Manufacturer Charged With Distributing Phony N95 Masks

King Year Packaging and Printing Co. Ltd. is facing federal charges for allegedly having shipped almost half a million phony N95 respirators to the US.

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A Chinese manufacturer is facing federal charges for allegedly having shipped almost half a million misbranded and defective masks to the US, the Department of Justice announced. The masks were falsely purported to be N95 respirators.

King Year Packaging and Printing Co. Ltd. was charged with three counts of violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by causing the misbranded masks to be imported into...

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