CBI warns against fake hand-sanitizers, says can be dangerous to human body
Most doctors are recommending the use of sanitizer to prevent coronavirus, but the same sanitizer can be a danger to you instead
New Delhi: Most doctors are recommending the use of sanitizer to prevent coronavirus, but the same sanitizer can be a danger to you instead of protecting you.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has for the first time issued an alert saying that sanitizers are being sold in the country which can be dangerous and toxic.
Officials said Interpol, a global police cooperation agency, had reported that fake hand sanitizers were being made using methanol. Methanol is a very toxic substance. They said that information about the use of toxic hand sanitizer during Covid-19 has also been received from other countries.
"Methanol can be very toxic and can be dangerous to the human body," an official said. Officials said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had immediately alerted the police officials after receiving the information from Interpol.
He said that in the wake of the Corona epidemic all over the world, many organized criminal groups have emerged at the international level which are making money through illegal activities.