{
  "id": 14405736,
  "title": "UAE orders recall of face mask batch over possible contamination",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/uae-orders-recall-of-face-mask-batch-over-possible-contamination-14405736",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:14:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/14/uae-orders-recall-of-face-mask-batch-over-possible-contamination/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Arab Emirates has initiated a recall of a specific batch of face masks due to potential contamination of their manufacturing material. The Emirates Drug Establishment announced this recall for a particular mask, the Nin 160 FMB-NML Facemask C G, in blue colour and three-ply construction, with batch number 20251015. This directive was issued following a quality complaint, and subsequent inspections revealed foreign materials or contamination in units from this batch. The masks were manufactured by Ningbo ETDZ Holdings Ltd in China and distributed in the UAE by Globemed Care LLC. Healthcare facilities, hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies are now required to cease sales, distribution, and use of these masks immediately. They must locate and isolate all existing stock and then facilitate its return to the supplier or distributor, Globemed Care LLC. All quantities of the affected product must be documented, quarantined, and subsequently returned. UAE residents who have purchased the affected masks should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase or the supplier. Healthcare providers are tasked with reporting any product quality complaints or adverse incidents related to these masks through designated reporting channels. Globemed Care LLC is further required to retrieve all distributed quantities from the UAE market and provide the regulator with comprehensive details about the quantities imported, distributed, returned, and remaining in stock, along with a complete list of distribution points in the UAE. The regulatory body also strongly encourages individuals to report any quality concerns or adverse incidents involving these masks directly to the authority.",
  "summary": "The UAE has ordered a recall of a batch of face masks because of concerns about possible contamination of the material used in its manufacture. The Emirates Drug Establishment issued the recall for Nin 160 FMB-NML Facemask C G blue, batch number 20251015. It is described as blue in colour and three-ply in structure. The Dubai Health Authority also issued a circular on Monday instructing…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UAE orders recall of face mask batch over possible contamination",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/uae-orders-recall-of-face-mask-batch-over-possible-contamination",
        "published": "2026-10-14T08:14:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}