While I am sorry to see a product designed to protect recalled... a recall is the ultimate show of safety for a company and the government to protect the public.
After decades of personally wearing and requiring others to wear 3M and other company respirators, I hope the general public uses the information posted under the recall to make the best informed decisions in selecting ANY respirator.
Fit testing is absolutely imperative and very specific to the respirator wearer based on facial hair, size, health conditions and environment. It is critical and the responsibility for EVERY respirator wearer have a medical evaluation and be fit tested BEFORE wearing ANY respirator designed for protection in the workplace and naive to believe we should not do the same if we wear them at home. 3M's recall brings better education and awareness of this to us all.
I have had entrusted my health and life wearing 3M and many other companies life protecting products.
I do not promote or endorse ANY brands, but will defend one that has defended me and continue to breath easy wearing 3M
-Haase