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National stockpile masks deemed ‘defective’ by medical watchdog – Sydney Morning Herald
Safety experts have called for an overhaul of Australia’s ‘trust-based’ mask regulations after hundreds of masks had their registration pulled following a government…
Health Minister Greg Hunt and Therapeutic Goods Administration head Professor John Skerrit at Parliament House last month.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
The TGA’s product defect alert does not cover all Softmed-branded masks supplied to the stockpile, or masks from other suppliers.
In a statement, M House accused Australia’s medical watchdog of incompetence or bad faith and said it had serious concerns about the regulator’s lab testing.
“Based on the results of internal and external accredited laboratory…
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