Pretty scary.

Check your masks would be my advice to those who still don them; almost all of our masks are from China and I'd be surprised if some of these weren't in widespread distribution in the US as well. 5 million of this specific one, out of 116 million Quebec passed out to schools.

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TORONTO -- Health Canada has issued an advisory and asked distributors to recall masks sold with graphene or biographene in them over potential inhalation risks.

Graphene is comprised of a single layer of carbon atoms and is considered a nanomaterial, meaning it is made of tiny particles, and is reported to have "antiviral and antibacterial properties," the advisory says.

Health Canada said it conducted a preliminary scientific assessment after becoming aware that masks containing graphene were being sold with COVID-19 health claims and used by adults and children in schools and daycares. Health Canada also believes they may have been distributed for use in health care settings.The products affected are listed as "face masks labelled as containing graphene or biomass graphene," the advisory states. Health Canada recommends that Canadians not use masks with the substance and to consult their health-care provider if they have used graphene face masks and have health concerns - such as new or unexplained shortness of breath, discomfort or difficulty breathing.

The specific mask model under review, #SNN200642, is the same model for which Health Canada received a complaint from a concerned citizen raising a question about the potential health risks.

The organization said that their preliminary assessment of available research found that inhaled graphene particles had some potential to cause "early lung toxicity" in rats and other animals, but that the potential for people to inhale graphene particles and the related health risks are not yet known, and may vary with based on mask design.

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I have a beard...so.... :/

So they're being pulled because they make a health claim for covid...not because they are definitely known to be toxic?

Because the wording of this doesn't scare me at all...

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Health Canada's preliminary assessment of available research identified that inhaled graphene particles had some potential to cause early lung toxicity in animals.

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here's info on research about the masks:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200910110839.htm

ACS Nano journal article abstract (lead author got his PhD from Rice):

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.0c05330

AggieOO said:

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fear mongering exists on both sides, fyi.

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I would think this is a logical response to what public health officials have engaged in over the past year, no?

Graphene particles are a known carcinogen/toxin, regardless of the age of the victim. I'm not going to have my kids wear a mask with this in it, certainly. At least, not willingly/knowingly.

That's something I've been concerned about as well.

There was huge demand for these surgical-type masks and almost all of them are coming from China. We don't really know how many of these factories are actually following good practices, how many are repurposed from other lines of production, etc.

I would hope that batches of these are being tested for contaminants upon import, but I doubt it.

CastleRock said:

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Asian countries have been using masks for years if not decades. The logical assumption would be that if masks caused cancer, rates would be higher there and this would have already shown up in data.

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Lots of people started making masks. I'm guessing some of the new ones/manufacturers are bad... unless I'm completely missing the point.

Just like the hand sanitizer.... quite a few are issues as well.