{"id":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-055","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-HEALTH-OTHER","eco":"","issuer":"Food and Drug Administration (Office of the Chief Scientist)","authority":"FD\u0026C Act s. 564(c), (d), (g)(2)","instrument":"Emergency Use Authorization: Surgical Masks (umbrella) (issued Aug. 5, 2020; reissued Mar. 6, 2023)","title":"Letter of Authorization, Surgical Masks (reissued Mar. 6, 2023)","dateIssued":"2023-03-06","effective":"Original authorization Aug. 5, 2020","end":"Through the public health emergency","startDate":"2020-08-05","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["SUPPLY","HC"],"addressees":["manufacturers of surgical masks; health care personnel; hospital purchasing departments; authorized distributors and importers"],"clause":"FDA... issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for disposable, single-use surgical masks... for use in healthcare settings by healthcare personnel (HCP) as personal protective equipment (PPE) to provide a physical barrier to fluids and particulate materials to prevent HCP exposure to respiratory droplets and large particles during surgical mask shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic... Since August 5, 2020, FDA has continued to periodically review","enforcement":"Conditions of authorization","functions":["SC supply chain","IC infection control"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.fda.gov/media/140894/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":330448,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER","url":"/library/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-055","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-055","citation":"Food and Drug Administration (Office of the Chief Scientist), Emergency Use Authorization: Surgical Masks (umbrella) (issued Aug. 5, 2020; reissued Mar. 6, 2023) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-055)","stateName":"","related":[]}