The tighter rules come after several countries were forced to recall hundreds of thousands of shoddy masks and pieces of protective gear imported from China. COVID19
But a number of countries have complained about faulty masks and other products exported by China, mostly for use by medical workers and vulnerable groups.
Exporters must file a written declaration that their medical products meet the safety requirements of the destination country, the ministry of commerce said in a statement. Dutch health officials last month recalled over half a million Chinese masks – which had already been sent to hospitals – after complaints that they did not close over the face properly, or had defective filters.It has exported more than one billion masks this year so far, commerce ministry official Li Xingqian told reporters.
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