UNBS Officers Confiscate Substandard Sanitizers, Warns Ugandans Against Being Careless

Posted on March 26, 2020
By Sean Musa Carter
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), a government agency has today confiscated and stopped the production of Fake/ substandard Hand sanitizers of UKI Uganda Limited.

UKI Hand Sanitiser' were seized for illegal use of the UNBS 'Q' Mark during a Crackdown of uncertified sanitizers on the market ongoing,

Hand sanitizer alcohol gel rub clean hands hygiene prevention of coronavirus virus outbreak. Man using bottle of antibacterial sanitiser soap.; Shutterstock ID 1662761695; Purchase Order: 2381; Job: hand sanitizer; Client/Licensee: spy.

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has asked all Ugandans to look for a Q mark or Certificate of Conformity (COC) on all brands of Sanitizer they intend to buy amid the widening Coronavirus crisis.

According to Maureen Kamusiime from the Public relations office of UNBS, all Sanitizers made in Uganda and certified must possess a Q Mark symbol while those manufactured from other countries should have a certificate of Conformity issued by UNBS officials.

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