{"id":21294,"date":"2020-05-27T10:55:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T09:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=21294"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:56:19","slug":"face-mask-standards-what-are-they","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manutan.co.uk\/blog\/buyers-guides\/face-mask-standards-what-are-they\/","title":{"rendered":"Face Mask Standards, What Are They?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When shopping for face masks, it\u2019s important to know which type you\u2019re buying and why.<\/h2>\n

Buying face masks is increasingly becoming a part of everyday life. On the market, there are a lot <\/strong>of different masks to choose from, all with different FFP (filtering face piece) scores. This scoring comes from the European standard 149:2001.<\/p>\n

\"Typre<\/a><\/p>\n

The scoring of the filters refers to the face masks filter capacity (removal of x% of all particles), different environments require different FFP ratings.<\/p>\n

Different types of respirator standards<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Face Mask Standard<\/strong><\/td>\nFiltration capacity (removal of x% of all particles)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FFP1<\/td>\nMinimum of 80%<\/p>\n

N.B. Currently, the PHE do NOT recommend FFP1 face masks or respirators for use during the Coronavirus pandemic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

FFP2<\/td>\nMinimum of 94%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FFP3<\/td>\nMinimum of 99%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
N95 and equivalents:<\/p>\n

KN95 (China)<\/p>\n

P2 (Australia\/New Zealand)<\/p>\n

1st<\/sup> Class (Korea)<\/p>\n

DS FFR (Japan)<\/p>\n

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Minimum of 95%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

You can begin shopping for our Face Masks<\/a> here. We also have a variety of hygiene and sanitation products amongst our range that you may be interested in, such as Hand Wash & Sanitizers<\/a>, Antibacterial Wipes & Toilet Paper<\/a> and Disposable Gloves<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When shopping for face masks, it\u2019s important to know which type you\u2019re buying and why. Buying face masks is increasingly becoming a part of everyday life. On the market, there are a lot of different masks to choose from, all with different FFP (filtering face piece) scores. This scoring comes from the European standard 149:2001. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":26781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buyers-guides","category-cleaning-and-hygiene","category-health-safety"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t