What is TESTEX Community Mask?
TESTEX Community Mask is a label that identifies textile masks designed to be worn by the general public when out and about.
TESTEX Community Mask means that any masks carrying it are safe, comfortable, washable and reusable and provide a high level of protection.
We subject a face covering to extensive testing before awarding it the ‘TESTEX Community Mask’ label:
- Reusability
- Air permeability
- Splash resistance
- Particle filtration efficiency
- Colour fastness to domestic washing
- Colour fastness to saliva
- Dimensional change
Testing according to the Swiss Association for Standardization’s specifications
Textile masks with the ‘TESTEX Community Mask’ label have been tested based on the Swiss Rule SNR 30000:2021 from the Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV).
What are the advantages of TESTEX Community Mask?
- Increased product safety for consumers
- Promotion of customer confidence
- Increase in your company’s credibility
- Testing by an independent institute
- Stricter limits than most international standards
Who is TESTEX Community Mask suitable for?
The ‘TESTEX Community Mask’ label is suitable for textile face coverings intended for use by the general public. FFP masks and medical masks cannot be certified with TESTEX Community Mask.
- Manufacturers of textile face coverings
- Retailers selling textile face coverings