The University has been notified that counterfeit 3M respirators have been sold to governmental agencies, hospitals, and other institutions in several states, including Washington State. 3M has issued an alert notifying customers of the 3M respirator models and lot codes that have been identified as counterfeit (shown in table below).

Please review your inventories and to identify if any of the affected N95s are in your possession. If so, do the following:

• Collect and remove them from service immediately.
• Place them in a box or container that is labeled “DO NOT USE.”
• Notify the Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) Respirator Program Administrator, Brandon Kemperman at uwresp@uw.edu and report the lot and model numbers, quantity, and vendor used to purchase them. Based on the information collected, EH&S will provide you with additional guidance.

Table 1: 3M Counterfeit Model Lot Codes

For more information about identifying counterfeit N95 respirators, see the CDC/NIOSH Alert: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/usernotices/counterfeitResp.html

3M Fraud Alert Website:

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/worker-health-safety-us/covid19/covid-fraud/