3M agrees to pay $6 billion to settle earplug lawsuits from US service members
Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company.
California sues over 'forever chemicals' that taint water
A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals that have over decades found their way into waterways and human bloodstreams.
US govt seizes over 10M phony N95 masks in COVID-19 probe
They have no utility whatsoever,โ Homeland Security Secretary Ali Mayorkas said of the fake masks. Homeland Security officials would not say which states the phony masks were sent to, but said criminal charges would be forthcoming. The company delivered some 2 billion N95 masks in 2020 as the pandemic intensified, but in the earlier months, when masks were in short supply, fraudsters took advantage. But phony masks have already made it to front-line workers in other cases. Over the past year there has been more than 1,250 raids by law enforcement resulting in the seizure of millions of fake masks.
Government investigating massive counterfeit N95 mask scam
This December 2020 image provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows a counterfeit N95 surgical mask that was seized by ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Federal investigators are probing a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation sold in at least five states to hospitals, medical facilities, and government agencies and expect the number to rise significantly in coming weeks. (ICE via AP)WASHINGTON โ Federal authorities are investigating a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation in which fake 3M masks were sold in at least five states to hospitals, medical facilities and government agencies. Nearly a year into the pandemic, fraud remains a major problem as scammers seek to exploit hospitals and desperate and weary Americans. There have been already more than 1,250 raids by law enforcement that resulted in the seizure of 10 million counterfeit 3M masks alone.
Ford ships powered air-purifying respirators to health care workers amid pandemic
DEARBORN, Mich. โ Ford Motor Company is beginning to ship powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) to health care facilities across the U.S.With design and testing consultation from 3M, Ford designed and built PAPRs to help meet frontline workersโ need for personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. MORE: Ford teams with 3M, GE, UAW to speed production of respirators, ventilatorsโFord could not stand by while health care workers in this country placed their lives on the line to help others without even having proper protection,โ said Jim Baumbick, Vice President of Ford Enterprise Product Line Management. Ford and 3M have developed the PAPRs over the last month with the approval from the CDCโs National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, officials said. RELATED: Ford produces 10 million face shields for health care workersVirginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle is the first customer to receive the equipment. Ford has also produced reusable gowns, face shields and ventilators for health care workers amid the pandemic.