Kathmandu, 20 November: Department of Drug Administration (DDA)has banned the sale and distribution of hand sanitizer produced by six companies.
The Department banned the sale and distribution of sanitizer produced by six companies after methanol was found mixed in the sanitizer in course of recent market monitoring carried out by the Department. Methanol is harmful for human health.
Methanol was found mixed in hand sanitizer produced by Sita Herbal Sunsari, Makalu Herbal Sunsari, Sunima Ayurvedic Company, Morang, MK Herbal, Lalitpur and Galaxy Dental and Surgical, Morang.
Urging the people not to use sanitizer produced by these companies, the Department directed the companies to stop the sale and distribution as well as to take back the products from market, according to DDA.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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