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Published by Department of Health(DOH) on April 27, 2023.
Requested from DOH by R. Cuartero at 08:12 AM on
April 27, 2023.
Purpose: Data Management
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2020 - 04/27/2023
Tracking no: #DOH-675194296051
Greetings. 1. Can inhaled microplastics from face masks be removed from the lungs? If yes, what is the process and how is it done? 2. Please provide me studies clinical trials showing the long term effects of microplastic inhalation from face masks. Thank you.
April 27, 2023 Dear Ryan, Thank you for your request dated Apr 27, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Microplastics inhalation on facemasks. We received your request on Apr 27, 2023 and will respond on or before May 18, 2023 08:12:33 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC02NzUxOTQyOTYwNTEM, for request with ticket number #DOH-675194296051. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer FOI Officer
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May 15, 2023 Dear Ryan Cuartero, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Apr 27, 2023 08:12:33 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Microplastics inhalation on facemasks. Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the Central Appeals and Review Committee, at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Officer