DTI finds 12 stores in Manila selling overpriced face masks

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The Department of Trade and Industry is filing cases against 12 stores in Bambang, Manila — a popular hub for medical supplies — caught selling overpriced and substandard N95 masks meant to protect against Taal Volcano's ashfall.

on these protective gear, saying the N95 mask should only cost between ₱45-₱105, while disposable surgical masks should cost a maximum of ₱8 per piece.

Duterte vows to give free masks amid reports of overpricing Castelo added that DTI would also recommend that the Manila local government suspend the licenses of businesses caught overpricing N95 masks.The Department of Health also cautioned against using substandard face masks, citing DTI's report that there were many fake N95 masks being sold to the public.

[Translation: By looking at it, an N95 masks should have that label printed on it. It should be rigid, quite thick, and molded to the contour of the face. If you think it's too soft or paper thin and the contour doesn't fit well, it's probaby a falsified or counterfeit product.]Those caught selling counterfeit masks will face administrative charges from the FDA, as well as from the DTI.

 

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