Tainted Mask

Sock-maker Renfro Corp. shipped face masks treated with the pesticide Silvadur — which carries a caution advisory against getting it on skin and clothing and to avoid breathing its vapors — and the mask made at least one wearer sick, according to a <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RenfroMasks.pdf"><strong>lawsuit</strong></a> filed Thursday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Sock-maker Renfro Corp. shipped face masks treated with the pesticide Silvadur — which carries an advisory against getting it on skin and clothing and to avoid breathing its vapors — and the mask made at least one wearer sick, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.

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