Free masks provided by the state of Tennessee treated with registered pesticide

[LiberalArkie]

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — In an investigation first reported by NewsChannel 5 in Nashville, they found the free masks provided by the state of Tennessee were treated with a registered pesticide called Silvadur. The masks are produced at a Cleveland, Tennessee sock manufacturing plant, Renfro Corporation.

According to one of our previous stories from early May, TEMA said, "The masks are washable, reusable, and treated with Silvadur, a non-toxic silver antimicrobial good for 25 industrial washes."

A document on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website says Silvadur can "cause irreversible eye damage, cause skin burns" and that it is "harmful if swallowed" and "harmful if absorbed through skin."

The EPA document from 2017 also says Silvadur is "harmful if inhaled."


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