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Peripheral maker Razer has removed claims its Zephyr line of masks have “N95 Grade” filters, those that are crucial in reducing risk of transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
Originally spotted by Tom’s Hardware, Razer began to pull N95 references from as early as 5 January. Originally, its Zephyr website claimed that the masks featured “replaceable N95 Grade filters for daily protection.”
Tweets that reference N95 grade filters remain publicly available.
Speaking with IGN, Razer confirmed that it is removing “all references to ‘N95 Grade Filter,’ from [its] marketing material” and will clarify the point with those who’ve already purchased the product.
The US’ Centres for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends N95 or KN95 masks to combat the new omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, saying cloth coverings are no longer as useful.
The effectiveness of the Zephyr’s proprietary filters remains in question, though Razer now claims “[e]ach set of filters has been confirmed by third-party lab testing to meet a 95% Particulate Filtration Efficiency (PFE) and 99% Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) for up to 72 hours in a normal environment.”
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