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By George Mangula
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has certified 17 more firms to produce sanitizers as of 8th April 2020, according to the latest statement.
This is aimed at protecting consumers from buying sanitisers that do not comply with standards and are harmful to their health, in the wake of COVID-19.
The 17 companies are an addition to the 11 companies that were earlier certified, bringing the total to 28 companies producing 36 brands of sanitizers.
Some of the companies now making santizers are: Wandaz, Nucleus Harvest Limited, Sheen Plus Comestics Limited, Adama International Limited, Zest Pharmacy Limited, Samaka Consultants Limited, Hoima Sugar Limited,Eplore Beverages Ltd, Akhtabut Investments Uganda Limited and Premier Distilleries Limited.
Others are; Movit Products Limited, Johnes Vocational Training Institute, Gim Beverages Limited, Try Africa Group Limited, Seweco Industrial Coatings Limited, Nobel Synthetics Limited, Amour Group Limited, Yuti Beverages Limited, among others.
UNBS is providing free technical assistance together with free sanitizer and disinfectant standards to sanitizer manufacturers and as such, 110 companies producing 139 brands are still pending approval for certification.
Another updated list will be issued on 16th April 2020.
UNBS is a statutory body responsible for developing, promoting and enforcing standards in protection of public health and safety, and the environment against dangerous and sub-standard products.
