This archive report was first published on 23 September 2021.
Published on September 23, 2021, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) flagged 14 brands of hand sanitizers for failing to meet quality requirements.
KEBS conducted a surveillance and collected 47 sanitizer brands for assessment. Out of the 47 brands, 33 met the requirements, while 14 failed the quality check.
KEBS ordered a recall of the 14 non-compliant brands from the market until they comply with necessary standards.
According to KEBS, the manufacturers of the affected brands are instructed to recall all affected batches from the market and verify with KEBS that other batches are compliant.
KEBS stated that the suspension is not a ban of the hand sanitizer brands but a temporary measure until the products comply with the Kenya Standard.
The 14 non-compliant hand sanitizer brands and their manufacturers are:
- Shoka (Trident M. Limited)
- BlueKing (Blue Bubble Homecare)
- Jet (Kamili Packers Ltd)
- Kayda Care (Kayda Company Ltd)
- Apocan (Apocan Enterprises)
- Mychoice (Hanse Impex Ltd)
- Safe Touch (Brussels Laboratories)
- Afya (Diamond Industries Ltd)
- Labcare (Laboratory and allied Ltd)
- Aroma (Lusaki Ltd)
- Clear Hands (Syner-Chemie Ltd)
- Comely (Comely E.A Ltd)
- Germshild (Interconsumer Products Ltd)
- Sari (Nia Cosmetics Ltd)
