Razer will refund Zephyr mask buyers due to bogus N95 claims

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to the Federal Trade Commission to settle complaints that it advertised its infamous Zephyr masks as N95-grade when it didn't get them certified at all. The gaming peripheral makerits high-tech face mask with built-in RGB lighting, during the height of the pandemic. Half a year later, in early 2022, itthat added voice amplification.

According to the FTC, Razer never submitted the Zephyr masks for testing to the FDA or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , which gives out the official certification for masks that filter out 95 percent of airborne particles. Razer certainly isn't in the list of companies that manufacture N95 masks approved by NIOSHThe company has to hand over what it earned from selling Zephyr — that's $1,071,254.

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