According to Engadget, while Razer first advertised the Zephyr mask as N95-grade and also launched a Pro version of it in 2022, the company later removed the N95-grade claims from its product page and marketing materials after it was evident that such claims were not approved by US health agencies.

The FTC has come to a settlement with Razer over its Zephyr face mask and the company will have to pay over $1.1 million in fines under the order.

Razer has to pay over $1.1 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle complaints that it advertised its infamous Zephyr masks as N95-grade when it didn't get them certified at all. The gaming peripheral maker released Zephyr,

Razer have been fined $1.1 million by ther FTC over inaccurate marketing for Zephyr, their COVID-era RGB face mask.

The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were pretty wild, and we saw multiple companies decide to create their own face masks in response to the virus. Razer was one of them, launching the Razer Zephyr face mask that promised N95 protection and RGB lighting — something nobody ever expected to go together.

Razer sold the Zephyr mask as protection against COVID during the pandemic, but products were not tested, feds say.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this week a proposed settlement [ PDF] against Razer that would see the tech company pay $1,171,254.33 for its misleading claims about the Zephyr RGB face mask. Razer marketed the device as offering capabilities similar to those of an N95 respirator.

Project Hazel began life as a CES concept in 2021. Razer said at the time that it was working with a team of medical experts and

A representative for Razer didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Razer started selling Zephyr masks and filters online and in stores in October 2021. In a reflection on that year's tech,