NEW DELHI : The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) V G Somani has issued a show cause notice to Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) over advertisement of Lifebuoy Immunity Boosting Hand Sanitizer, that claims to boost immunity, thereby protecting people from covid contagion.The advertising campaign and packaging of the HUL-owned hygiene product, claiming an immunity boosting effect, are misleading and false as a topical application product, the notice said.
The hand sanitizer cannot provide immunity or boost immunity against germs also, it added.Mint has reviewed the copy of the notice.