On October 16, 2026, Austria notified three serious alerts on EU Safety Gate for respirator masks made in the People's Republic of China: SR/02925/26, SR/02853/26 (brand Faburo) and SR/02852/26. All three are serious, and all three record the measure withdrawal-from-market. The danger text on each alert states that the masks have not undergone the conformity tests required for personal protective equipment of category III, and that use for sanding, painting and polishing, or against fine particulate matter and gases, risks contact with substances and mixtures hazardous to health. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
EU importers of China-origin respirator masks, EU distributors of category III PPE used for painting, sanding and gas protection, online marketplace sellers of the Faburo mask and of the two unbranded respirator masks into the EU, and EU retailers listing those respirator masks must immediately check stock and online listings against Safety Gate alerts SR/02925/26, SR/02853/26 and SR/02852/26 and hold the conformity assessment the alerts say is missing, or a category III respirator placed on the EU market without those tests does not comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/425. The recorded measure on each alert is withdrawal-from-market.
- Window : October 16, 2026 to October 16, 2026
- Alerts : 3 alerts, all 3 serious, all notified by Austria
- Risk : chemical risk, no named substance: missing category III conformity tests, with exposure during sanding, painting, polishing and gas protection
- Product family : protective equipment, respirator masks
- Legal basis : Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (EU) 2016/425, cited in 3 of 3 alerts
- Official source : Safety Gate SR/02925/26
What was recalled
The three alerts, all dated October 16, 2026 and all serious, cover respirator masks whose recorded measure is withdrawal-from-market.
| Date | Product | Brand | Risk | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2026 | Respirator mask | unbranded | Chemical | withdrawal-from-market |
| October 16, 2026 | Respirator mask | Faburo | Chemical | withdrawal-from-market |
| October 16, 2026 | Respirator mask | unbranded | Chemical | withdrawal-from-market |
The pattern
The three danger texts are the same finding: the respiratory masks have not undergone the required conformity tests for personal protective equipment category III. No substance concentration is stated, and no European standard number is cited. The breach named on every alert is the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
All 3 products originate in the People's Republic of China. Austria is the notifying country on all 3. One alert names the brand Faburo (SR/02853/26). The other two (SR/02925/26 and SR/02852/26) are unbranded. The recorded measure on each is withdrawal-from-market.
Who is exposed
The exposed actors are companies that place these masks on the EU market or offer them to EU buyers: EU importers of China-origin respirator masks, EU distributors of category III PPE used for painting, sanding and gas protection, online marketplace sellers of the Faburo mask and of the two unbranded respirator masks into the EU, and EU retailers listing those respirator masks. The notifying authority, Austria, is not the exposed actor. The only brand the dossier names is Faburo.
What to check now
- Match stock and online listings to Safety Gate alerts SR/02925/26, SR/02853/26 (Faburo) and SR/02852/26, and withdraw the notified product.
- Confirm that any respirator mask still offered has undergone the conformity tests the alerts say are missing for personal protective equipment of category III.
- Check the intended use named on the alerts: sanding, painting, polishing, fine particulate matter and gases.
- Treat a mask offered for that use without those category III tests as non-compliant with Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
Continuous per-jurisdiction monitoring is how a category III respirator alert on Safety Gate reaches the importer on the day Austria notifies it.
