Asked on Bel RTL, the minister Philippe Goffin is explained once more on the 15 million of masks that the Defence was ordered to the luxembourg company of Avrox. On Wednesday Evening published an article titled “masks of the Defence do not comply with the security standards”. The problem : these masks can be washed up to 30 degrees (hand), instead of the 60 recommended (machine washable). The Evening was also a competitor in the Avrox had been removed from the public market to nearly 50 million euros, because his masks were not washed at up to 60ºC.
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“masks are to the standards,”
Philippe Goffin, the reaffirms, the masks are up to standard. The minister of Defence went into more technical details, to explain his assertion. “The Defense has to respect a specification. The first standard dated 24 April recommended a washing at 60ºc. The second standard of the 28 of April, it has become a recommendation and more an obligation, ” explained the minister.
