FDA No Longer Accepting Certain Face Mask EUAs, Signaling A More Manageable Pandemic

The US agency says it’s no longer going to update its list of certain imported respirators that are allowed on the market under an emergency use authorization for health care workers, or accept new applications for the face masks.

Pile of protective respiratory masks

The US Food and Drug Administration has updated its emergency use authorization (EUA) list of imported disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) for health care workers for the last time. The decision signals the agency is less concerned about shortages as the pandemic has become more manageable.

From the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the FDA has published lists of personal protective equipment (PPE) that have been allowed on the market through EUAs, including certain face masks...

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