Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has certified 6 companies to produce non-medical facemasks.
This is in line with the UNBS mandate of consumer protection, aimed at protecting Ugandans from buying substandard non-medical facemasks which could be harmful to their health, in the awake of COVID-19 pandemic.
The 6 certified companies are; LIDA Packaging Products Limited, Southern Range Nyanza Limited, Evergreen Safaries Limited, Jude Color Solutions Limited, Winifred fashion designers limited and Fine-spinners limited.
"So far 55 companies have applied for certification and thus the number of companies certified to manufacture non-medical facemasks is expected to increase. UNBS will therefore update lists periodically," Sylvia Kirabo, Principal PRO of UNBS said.
She added that UNBS is also giving out free non-medical facemask standards to aid certification of facemask manufacturers and mass production of non-medical facemasks that meet the national quality standards.