SON warns public to be wary of substandard hand sanitiser

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“Some of the products are concocted with all sorts of materials that could be detrimental to the end-user.”

The acting State Coordinator of SON in Plateau, Mr James Yakzam gave the warning on Friday in Jos during the presentation of SON’s Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme Certification to NELMACO Global Resources Ltd.

“There is a specified standard for alcohol-based hand sanitiser and people who want to produce hand sanitiser locally should come to SON office to seek proper guidelines for production and for the purchase of the required alcohol. According to him, products without SON certification are in the market illegally and can be detrimental to the public having not met the requirements for quality and safety.

Earlier,the coordinator during the presentation of the MANCAP certification to NELMACO Global Resources, manufacturers of Unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride and PVC pipes cautioned the company to continue to adhere to standard in spite of being certified.

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