Thirty companies flagged down in war against substandard sanitisers

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Kenya Bureau of Standards(KEBS) has flagged down 30 companies it says are selling substandard sanitisers that might be harmful or compromise the safety of the public.

In a press statement sent to newsrooms, the quality and safety regulator noted that following the declaration of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the attendant recommendations to use sanitisers as a means of mitigating the spread, there has been an upsurge in demand for this category of products.