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NEW PRODUCT SAFETY guidance for Covid-19 face coverings for use in the community have been published.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has said it has received a large number of requests in recent weeks from importers and businesses for details on the regulatory requirements that apply to the various forms of masks currently in use.
Current government advice is that wearing a face covering on public transport, in supermarkets or other situations where it is difficult to practice social distancing may reduce the spread of the disease in the community.
The new guidance explains the difference between the various masks types – medical/surgical, PPE and ‘barrier face masks’ – and the associated regulatory requirements within the CCPC’s remit.
The government has requested that PPE masks and medical/surgical masks, which are of a higher regulatory standard than cloth face coverings, be reserved for use in healthcare settings
The CPPC has said producers of cloth face coverings must still ensure that their masks are safe and compliant before selling them to consumers.
Producers of these products have been warned that they should not market these items as either personal protective equipment or medical devices.
Packaging, labelling or advertising must not contain claims that they protect, or are intended to protect, the wearer from viruses such as Covid-19. The commission said such claims could mislead consumers and be considered offences under consumer protection and product safety law.
“Businesses must always provide accurate and complete information about the products they sell,” Isolde Goggin, chair of the CCPC said.
“Businesses should be aware that providing false information about a product is a misleading commercial practice under consumer protection law and the CCPC has statutory powers to investigate and if necessary take enforcement action to address these practices.
“We encourage any consumer who believes that they may have been misled by business or provided with an unsafe product to contact us by visiting ccpc.ie. We will take action where we see businesses not complying with legislation.”
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Great initiative by the teachers and school
Well done.
I hope all those who have been bashing teachers over the last while read this
@Nell foran: one school doing something good doesn’t take away from the fact that many others didn’t bother with their students once the schools were shut. If it was a negative article you wouldn’t say you hope people praising schools take it into account because all schools are separate and can’t be put in the same bucket. Some schools and teachers have been amazing but a lot haven’t and it’s a disgrace and needs to be addressed.
@D: agreed, I know some teachers have put in a great effort, but many haven’t bothered and left their students in limbo.
Their performance during this should be reviewed.
@D: just like all students and people in general
@Huey: same as students some headed for the hills at lockdown and never bothered. Look you can say that about anything. It’s so easy to write shit when you don’t actually understand. Poor broadband might have caused lots of bother too. But yeah we go with your negative outlook
@Jim Casey: you cannot compare students and teachers like that. There’s always going to be students who don’t bother and don’t care, that’s going to happen no matter what but it’s a teachers job to educate their students. No one expected life to be like this but the rest of us that are still fortunate to be able to work are continuing to do so from home. If someone in another sector decided they weren’t bothered working while still getting full pay, there would be consequences
@Jim Casey: I do understand Jim.
I’ve seen the difference in teachers performance through various families and friends and the level of engagement from their schools as will alot of parents reading will attest.
My son’s school complied an amazing online graduation as well, with videos from well known public figures. It was emotional for the whole family, the culmination of 6 years of education delivered remotely. Hats off to the teachers and the graduation class of 2020.
Fair play . Lovely idea
Well done to them. Fair play to the school and teachers. Brilliant job
Such an awful year for so many kids. They’ve missed out on rites of passage moments. No end end of school celebration, grads/debs cancelled, no leaving cert, transition to college will likely be simply a move from one online platform to a different one. They’ve been locked up with no structure in terms of school, sport, dance, drama, choir etc. They’ve been labelled superspreaders and vectors of the virus, banned from supermarkets. They’ve no chance of a job for the summer, no holidays. I’ve a 17 year old and the impact this is having on him is heartbreaking.
@Anne Marie Devlin: Most of the kids you talk about are adults
Balling reading this. It’s not fair on them. But thanks so so much for the efforts the teachers are going to. Not just here, across the country.
Well done Old Bawn, leading the way in student care
Well done teachers , that’s really thoughtful
While the teenagers caused havoc around the country even attacking Garda in salthill.
@Colin McCarthy: a very small number of teenagers causing havoc you can’t tar them all with the same brush
D,
Support that statement about some schools and teachers abandoning their students. With refrences and sources supplied please.
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