Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said FIRs have been registered against 11 sanitizer brands due to failure of samples of sanitizers collected across various districts in the State. Along with this, a notice has been issued to cancel or suspend the license of the respective brand.
He said about 248 samples were collected by the Food and Drug Administration of Haryana, out of which reports of 123 samples have been received. Out of the received reports, 109 samples have been passed, while 14 samples have been failed.
Among these, 9 brands were found substandard, while 5 brands were found with excessive quantity of methanol present in it, which acts as a toxin.
He said that instructions have been given to recover the entire stock of failed brand sanitizer back from the market so that people do not suffer any kind of loss.
The Health Minister said samples of two sanitizer companies in Kaithal district have been failed.
Similarly, 9 sanitizer samples of another company in Karnal district have been failed due to the excessive amount of methanol present in them which is harmful for the body. Apart from these, two brands in Hisar district have also not been found of good quality. A case has been registered against them and a notice has been issued for taking appropriate action.