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What emerged during the Report and Striscia La Notizia broadcasts on FCA masks
The broadcast of Rai Tre Report , dedicated to the investigation of the Public Prosecutor of Rome for the trafficking of influences and receiving stolen goods in the context of the first very rich orders for the purchase of masks from China, also addressed the issue of masks produced in Italy and, in particular, by FCA.
The FCA order: 2 billion masks with state funds
In order to produce masks with means and raw materials supplied by the State, FCA was entrusted directly with 748 million and 800 thousand euros. Commissioner Arcuri , therefore, has made available machines and raw materials while FCA has provided workforce and space, the agreement is to produce about 2 billion masks in a year at a unit cost of 12 cents.
Masks: a bargain for FCA?
Report collects the voices of workers of FCA di Mirafiori employed in the production of masks. The workers, who until a few months ago were specialized in the production of cars, say that they now produce up to 10 thousand masks a day , some say that before the order they were on layoffs or in solidarity contracts. A good opportunity for FCA in a period in which the car market suffered a serious decline caused by the movement restrictions imposed by the lockdown first and by the containment measures of the epidemic then.
Are FCA masks safe?
The workers who manufacture them express some doubts about the quality of the masks produced by FCA. Heard by the Report journalist, some complain that the materials used are too perishable, so much so as to make them unusable after only a few hours, together with an unpleasant and, even dangerous, smell , so much so that some workers have had to resort to the care of the infirmary. FCA devices are not only produced in Italy but also in Chinese FCA factories.
The protest of the parents: smelly masks
The masks produced in the FCA factories, with the logo of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers , were also sent to schools. Immediately after the opening of the school year, parents complained of a strong solvent odor coming from the masks provided to their children.
The extraordinary Commissioner Domenico Arcuri , heard by Report , assures about the quality and non-toxicity of the masks, and to remedy the strong odor he suggests removing the masks from the wrapping and keeping them exposed to the air. The FCA itself guarantees that the masks are certified by official and independent bodies.
Investigations by the Public Prosecutor of Savona and independent laboratories
The smelly masks were seized by the Public Prosecutor of Savona who will have them analyzed by certified laboratories and proceeds with the hypothesis of a crime, against unknown persons, for commercial fraud. At the end of last year, the transmission Striscia la Notizia also gave voice to parents frightened by the bad smell coming from the masks given to their children by schools. The results were by no means comforting. From the tests carried out at the BPSEC it emerged that some masks are lacking in terms of filtration capacity, with results ranging from 67% to 77% of filtration capacity , percentages far from the minimum established of 95%. Even with respect to the breathable parameter, the government masks were rejected, if the law establishes that this must have a value lower than 40 Pa / cm², the measured value is 52.6 Pa / cm².
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/sanita/mascherine-fca-fra-striscia-la-notizia-e-report/ on Sat, 30 Jan 2021 16:54:31 +0000.