PPE CASE Notes: Fraudulent Cartridges and Filters Fail to Meet NIOSH Performance Requriements: P100 Filters

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) continues to identify fraudulent cartridges and filters on the market. These products falsely indicate that they have been tested and approved by NIOSH, giving purchasers a false sense of confidence in the level of protection they provide. Additionally, NIOSH has identified several instances of 3M respirators' part numbers being used on fraudulent cartridges and filters. NIOSH conducted a pilot study to evaluate the performance of fraudulent P100® filters, organic vapor chemical cartridges, and combination (chemical/particulate) cartridges compared to genuine ones that are part of a NIOSH Approved® respirator configuration. This PPE Case Notes shares the results of fraudulent P100 filter testing. Of the fraudulent P100 filters tested, 220 out of 240 failed to meet NIOSH's performance requirements. More detailed information on the testing procedure and results can be found in NIOSH's PPE Case Report.
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Personal protective equipment; PPE; Equipment testing; Filtration; Filter materials; Respirator testing; Respirators; Respiratory protection
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  West Virginia ; Pennsylvania ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071098
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2025 Sep; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cbfab48d2efabb7c081b08c9fdbc719fef790c864d57bbd06d690e548f0d5fd288c02cfff60b68684a01e411c5e7ddbae512267f513780a8829d8c782710b345
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257874/cdc_257874_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 196.42 KB ]