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Minnesota healthcare facilities almost received 500,000 counterfeit respirators
State officials teamed with 3M to detect and prevent the mass fraud.
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 12:38 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State officials say they worked with 3M to stop 500,000 counterfeit N95 respirators from being distributed to Minnesota healthcare facilities.
“Protecting the health and safety of frontline health care workers is our top priority,” says Administration Commissioner Alice Roberts-Davis. “Part of sourcing scarce personal protective equipment in an intensively competitive environment is ensuring authenticity and effectiveness before delivery to healthcare facilities. Our partnership with Minnesota’s leading businesses such as 3M has been instrumental in providing reliable products.”
Minnesota, 3M remove 500K fake N95 respirators from circulation
The masks were headed to hospitals in Minnesota that couldn t get their own PPE.
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Thousands of N95 respirators valued at $2.1 million were not distributed to healthcare facilities in Minnesota after it was discovered they were counterfeit.
According to a news release from the Minnesota Department of Administration, the state and Minnesota-based 3M prevented the distribution of the 500,000 fake masks.
“Protecting the health and safety of frontline health care workers is our top priority,” said Administration Commissioner Alice Roberts-Davis. “Part of sourcing scarce personal protective equipment in an intensively competitive environment is ensuring authenticity and effectiveness before delivery to healthcare facilities. Our partnership with Minnesota’s leading businesses such as 3M has been instrumental in providing reliable products.”