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Jabil Receives FDA Clearance for Made in USA Protective Face Masks
February 18, 2021 GMT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 18, 2021
Jabil (NYSE: JBL) today announced that together with its subsidiary medical device company, NP Medical, Inc., the company is ready to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) orders of medical-quality, FDA-cleared, made in USA face masks, directly and reliably sourced through Jabil’s U.S.-based operations in Memphis, Tennessee. As a GSA-Schedule holder, Jabil is positioned to quickly support the mask mandate recently issued by President Biden, requiring individuals to wear masks on federal property as well as on planes, trains, buses and at airports.
File picture The National Biosecurity Committee, headed by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), has released a new guide on the proper use of protective COVID-19 masks and clothing.
The Committee developed the Unified National Guide for Personal Protective Equipment for Diseases and Pandemics in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Prevention, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), and the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH).
It describes the characteristics and protection levels of various types of masks including medical, surgical, paper, and cloth.
In addition, it lists examples of activities during which people must wear masks, such as going to a store, pharmacy, or hospital, visiting a park with friends or relatives who do not live in the same household, taking public transportation, or walking in a high-density public area.