A very worrying study by the University of Cape Town has found that some protective facial masks don’t meet the required safety standards. The scary part is that these are the masks worn by health practitioners. Let’s find out now about quality control as far as these masks are concerned. What scrutiny do they go through before they are given to the users? Should we also be worried about the ones we buy from shops?

Guest: Jodi Scholtz-Lead Administrator at the South African Bureau of Standards