General Protection FAQ

Avon does not condone people buying and using second hand respirators. If you do, Avon takes no responsibility for the mask’s performance whatsoever and you could be contravening the legislation governing the product. The S10 and FM12 respirators are UK restricted products and as such their use and application are controlled by The UK Government. They are CBRN military and law enforcement products.

The use of respirators outside of military and law enforcement applications is controlled by European CE regulations in the EU and by NIOSH regulations in USA.  Only the N10 and CBRN FM12 respirator variants are CE approved for civilian applications in Europe. All other variants are for military use only. Only the C50, FM12 and CBRN FM12 variants are NIOSH approved in the USA.

The 50 series respirators are ITAR restricted products and as such their use and application are controlled by the US Department of Defence.