Hydroalcoholic gel is everywhere, like here in Cannes this summer.
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Barrier gestures do not always close the door to coronavirus, but it is not necessarily your fault.
For almost a year now, hydroalcoholic gel has been part of our daily life: regular small rubs on the hands, when we cannot wash them with soap and water, are supposed to reduce the risk of transmitting the disease. coronavirus.
However, the DGCCRF (General Directorate for Competition, Consumption and Fraud Control), which has not stopped its controls since the first confinement, notes that some products on the market are not up to the standard. 'stake.
Indeed, as revealed by France Info, to be effective, a hydroalcoholic gel must contain at least 60% alcohol.
According to the DGCCRF, around 13% of references do not meet this key criterion.
Including gels sold in pharmacies.
In this case, these products are downright dangerous for consumers since by using them one believes to be protected whereas one is not.
This can therefore participate in the dissemination of Covid-19.
It must be said that since the start of the health crisis, a large number of manufacturers have started to manufacture hydroalcoholic gels.
With a no doubt noble intention at the outset: let us remember that from March, it was often impossible to find vials for long weeks.
At the time, the DGCCRF had focused its checks on price compliance, which had obviously gone up for this property in short supply.
Today, the repression of fraud affirms that the prices generally respect the maximum threshold.
But it is therefore the battle for product quality that is now underway.
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