Kathmandu, November 20 : The Department of Drug Administration has banned the sale and distribution of hand-sanitizers produced by six different companies. The Department took such a move after methanol was found mixed in their products. Methanol is harmful for human health and its use in a product is against the ‘Instant Hand Sanitizer Standard-2076 of the country.
The six erring companies are Sita Herbal (Sunsari), Makalu Herbal ( Sunsari), Sunima Ayurvedic Company (Morang), MK Herbal (Lalitpur), 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.
