Dubai Municipality confirmed that the brand antibacterial products (COSMO), which are circulated in the local market in the Emirate of Dubai, are products registered in the system (Producer), and the Director of Health and Safety Department in the municipality, Dr. Naseem Rafie, said that its safety, effectiveness and compliance with specifications have been verified Approved by Dubai Municipality, in addition to periodically taking samples from the local markets for the purpose of analysis and conformity and making sure that all the operations that are distributed in the markets are matched, where control programs were intensified in line with the increased demand in the markets for disinfectants and sterilizers circulating in the local markets to ensure health and safety the society.
This came after the Saudi Food and Drug Authority warned yesterday of the "Hand Sanitizer Spary (Cosmo) hand sanitizer product because it contains less than the permissible limit of sterile ethanol and isopropanol, and the authority took the necessary measures in coordination with the competent authorities to withdraw it from the markets and prevent its circulation.
Dr. Naseem told Emirates Today that coordination with the company concerned with products in the country is underway to verify the circular issued by the Food and Drug General Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to verify the source of the samples indicated in the circular, in addition to direct coordination With the competent authorities in the Kingdom for the purpose of taking what is necessary in accordance with the established procedures.