Beware of Nano Guard Mask - Event Date: July 25 2006

Subject:  Misleading representation of the Nano Guard Particulate Respirator as a NIOSH Approved N-95 Respirator . It has been brought to the attention of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) through the process of a product audit, that 2HDistributors is representing and selling a Particulate Respirator called Nano Guard as a NIOSH approved respirator. The Nano Guard respirator is individually packaged and improperly labeled with the NIOSH and Department of Health and Human Services logos. Additionally, the label contains a NIOSH approval number, TC-84A-4175, which was not issued to 2HDistributors. The Nano Guard package label is illustrated below.  A NIOSH approval is issued to a respirator only after it has been evaluated in the laboratory and found to comply with all the requirements of Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 84, including a review of the manufacturer’s quality plan.