Question reference: S5W-35492
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 25 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether any FFP3 masks that are branded as "Fang Tian" and marked as FT-045, and which the Department of Health has advised should be withdrawn due to safety concerns, are in use in Scotland.
Answer
Fang Tian FT-045A FFP3 masks are not used by the public health and social care sector in Scotland, and NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) has never made purchases of such masks. Likewise no such masks have been purchased under the Scottish Government’s third party supplier contract (Lyreco), and there is no record of public authorities buying these masks through Scotland Excel.
The Scottish Government does not know about all PPE purchases by private users. However we are not aware of any private purchases of FT-045A FFTP3 masks and our enquiries with NSS, Scotland Excel and Lyreco lead us to believe that there is either no use of these masks in Scotland or that any such use is very limited. The Department of Health and Social Care has published guidance on withdrawing these masks from use.