Malawi Bureau of Standards recommends 5 companies to make hand sanitizers
Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has recommended products from five manufacturing companies to supply hand sanitisers aimed at enhancing hygiene amidst coronvirus pandemic.
In a statement on Friday signed by MBS Director General Symon Mandala the five companies are Ethanol Company Limited, KenChem, Kadora Enterprises, Purity Sanitary Products Company Limited and Charma Chemicals and Distributors.
“MBS noted influx of various types of hand sanitizers on the market and because of this we held a meeting with stakeholders under technical committee responsible for the development of standards for the disinfectants, antiseptics and bleaches to draft Malawi standards for the products.
“Following the meeting, manufacturers have been voluntarily bringing samples of hand sanitisers for testing to check conformity with standards. Reaching this far, we have recommended safe hands, Handshield, Protecto, Purity and Anti-Gervisanitisers from five companies,” reads the statement in part.
Mandala further said MBS is also testing more brands of sanitisers from other suppliers to update the list.
“We wish to entail that the recommended hand sanitizing products have not been certified by MBS since we do not yet have an approved Malawi Standard to use for the certification process. Once Malawi is approved, all the products will use MBS Certification Mark,” he said.
Established in 1972 by an Act of Parliament, MBS is mandated to promote metrology, standardization and quality assurance of commodities among others.
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SCARY.
i dont trust MBS for the sake of my fellow citozens.
we need the company names upfront. we have this Egyptian manufacturing Dubious,fake paracetamol. Please.
Other than Ethanol, I want to know the ownership of the other four.
kodi munatani kukhala ngati mukulankhula ndi ana?? bwanji kungocita list ma company
1 company name
2 company name
3 company name
4 company name
5 company name
as simple as that.
kunenera pa mawa pano effectiveness yake
koma mukuti tili limodzi mu pandemic yi????
cifukwatu ngati mukuona ngati mukuona kuti mufuna kubisalilapo nde ayiio kaya. si nthawi yake ino sole.etitu
By announcing names of the companies is that an assurance that they will be producing quality products? I thought you monitor the production and certify the final product? So, why give us a list of manufactures when along the way they can easily produce substandard stuff? Money has changed hands.
kkkkk zuwaavuta
Si zinazi za ufiti zomayika chipani pa botolo at this critical time using covid19 for campaigning Kodi anthu enanu mudakhala bwanji?
Bolani
I would worry to buy any sanitizer other than that produced by Ethanol company and KenChem. These companies go through standard audits by international buyers unlike most most people who will produce good quality for certification purposes and then mass produce poor quality for quick cash.
Spot on. Ethanol manufacturers products of international standards.
FACT.
just like we have had paracetamol manufactured by this Egyptian guy in Lilongwe. its strengh is not of an international standard. well sad ,am sure as long as its a tablet.
We got no MBS here.
they all the same ,used to be doing DUBIOUS JIB.
MBS does not certify drug production
You are right,,, from a scientific point of view Malawi knows what they are doing. I support too.