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# FDA Revokes EUAs for Non-NIOSH-Approved Respirators
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-revokes-euas-for-non-niosh-approved-respirators/
- Published: 2021-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T17:05:14.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5149632

FDA says in response to an increased availability of domestically-manufactured NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health)-approved N95 disposable respirators, it is revoking the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of all non-NIOSH-approved disposable respirators, such as KN95s, along with the EUAs for decontamination and bioburden reduction systems. An agency [statement](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-brief-fda-revokes-emergency-use-authorizations-certain-respirators-and-decontamination-systems?ref=fdaweb.com) says revoking the EUAs is consistent with a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated recommendation that healthcare facilities should not use crisis capacity strategies and should return promptly to conventional practices. It also is consistent with a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard requiring healthcare employers to provide NIOSH-approved or FDA-authorized respirators for workers potentially exposed to Covid-19.