Product flagged

Boots Protective FFP2 NR Face Masks

Product reviews

Type Product Card addedAugust 10 Threat lists flagged Reviews1
people’s rating
—
nobody has rated it yet. Yours will be the first.
5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0
Astrina AI 4.0

Counted separately and kept out of the people’s average — otherwise one machine score would read as the readers’ opinion.

Threat lists · flagged Product safety recall

Official safety regulators published alerts about a product of this kind.

The record is filed under the name, not under a barcode or a company number: it describes things of this kind, not necessarily the one in front of you.

Alerts on record1 HazardThe particle/filter retention of the material (measured values: as low as 66%) and the total filtration capacity of the mask (measured mean values: as low as 44%) are insufficient. Consequently, the product does not fulf RiskSerious risk Country of originIreland First alertFebruary 25, 2022 Latest alertFebruary 25, 2022 On our lists sinceAugust 10, 2026

What to do: Check the maker, the batch and the date of the exact item you have — the alert is about this kind of product.

Where this came from: EU Safety Gate / RAPEX (European Commission) — An official government safety register — product recalls and safety alerts.
Ratings by part Quality · Value for money — what we ask about this type
Quality Value for money

Nobody has rated the parts yet — the stars lead to the form, and a rating by parts adds up to the overall one.

Astrina Astrina AI Astrina AI rating 2026-09-22
Boots Protective FFP2 NR Face Masks are made for people who need a fitted respirator-style mask for day-to-day protection in crowded or dusty settings. By our assessment, the main strength is the FFP2 level itself: it is a serious filter standard, and the shape usually seals better than a loose cloth or surgical mask. The downside is the familiar one with this kind of mask — it is less comfortable for long wear, and a good seal can feel tight around the face. In practice, they ask for patience when putting them on correctly and a bit of tolerance for heat and pressure. They sit above simple disposable masks and below more specialised respirators, and the NR mark means they are not meant for reuse. Boots is a plain pharmacy-and-health name here, not a fashion statement, and the box says what the item is without much fuss.
Report

What is wrong with this review? A moderator reads every report.

We do not tell the author who reported them.
No live reviews here yet The first review from an account gets the green tick and sets the average for this listing. Write the first one
Have more to say? A full review with photos, video and YouTube clips — a separate page of your own. Write a full review
Write a review
Quality
Value for money

Photos and video can be attached from an account — Sign in

Guest reviews are published after moderation. Sign in to publish instantly.

What this page answers