05-04-2024, 09:17 PM
News - Razer Face Mask Didn't Meet N95 Requirements, Company Fined Over $1 Million
<p dir="ltr">The Razer Zephyr face mask might have looked cool--especially for Bane stans--but it wasn't protecting you from contracting COVID-19 to the degree Razer claimed. As such, the US Federal Trade Commission has come to a proposed settlement with the company that will see the peripheral maker paying over $1 million in fines.</p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/razer/face-mask-1m-refunds">PCGamesN</a> reported that the main issue was Razer advertising the Zephyr product as a N95-grade face mask, which means it would remove 95% of airborne particles. That wasn't the case. "These businesses falsely claimed, in the midst of a global pandemic, that their face mask was the equivalent of an N95 certified respirator," said the FTC's bureau of consumer protection director Samuel Levine in <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/razer-inc-pay-more-11-million-misrepresenting-performance-efficacy-supposed-n95-grade-zephyr-face">a press release</a>.</p><p dir="ltr">In early 2021, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-unveils-smart-n95-face-mask-with-rgb-lighting-and-voice-amplification/1100-6486149/">Razer unveiled the Zephyr face mask as a N95 concept product</a> that also featured RGB lighting. Shortly thereafter, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-is-really-making-that-concept-rgb-face-mask/1100-6489380/">the company confirmed it was moving forward with making the accessory</a>, with <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-launches-new-gaming-headsets-chairs-and-a-facemask-at-razercon-2021/1100-6497287/">the Zephyr officially launching in October 2021</a> for a starting price of $99. There were also packs of filters being sold for the face mask, with 10 costing $30.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-face-mask-didnt-meet-n95-requirements-company-fined-over-1-million/1100-6523149/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-...01-10abi2f
<p dir="ltr">The Razer Zephyr face mask might have looked cool--especially for Bane stans--but it wasn't protecting you from contracting COVID-19 to the degree Razer claimed. As such, the US Federal Trade Commission has come to a proposed settlement with the company that will see the peripheral maker paying over $1 million in fines.</p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/razer/face-mask-1m-refunds">PCGamesN</a> reported that the main issue was Razer advertising the Zephyr product as a N95-grade face mask, which means it would remove 95% of airborne particles. That wasn't the case. "These businesses falsely claimed, in the midst of a global pandemic, that their face mask was the equivalent of an N95 certified respirator," said the FTC's bureau of consumer protection director Samuel Levine in <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/razer-inc-pay-more-11-million-misrepresenting-performance-efficacy-supposed-n95-grade-zephyr-face">a press release</a>.</p><p dir="ltr">In early 2021, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-unveils-smart-n95-face-mask-with-rgb-lighting-and-voice-amplification/1100-6486149/">Razer unveiled the Zephyr face mask as a N95 concept product</a> that also featured RGB lighting. Shortly thereafter, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-is-really-making-that-concept-rgb-face-mask/1100-6489380/">the company confirmed it was moving forward with making the accessory</a>, with <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-launches-new-gaming-headsets-chairs-and-a-facemask-at-razercon-2021/1100-6497287/">the Zephyr officially launching in October 2021</a> for a starting price of $99. There were also packs of filters being sold for the face mask, with 10 costing $30.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-face-mask-didnt-meet-n95-requirements-company-fined-over-1-million/1100-6523149/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/razer-...01-10abi2f