A Sydney Priceline has been criticised for dividing up larger packs of disposable masks into sandwich bags to sell, potentially contaminating them.
Priceline in Sydney’s Central Park Mall was selling a pack of 10 surgical masks or $20, but the masks had been removed from their original packaging and placed inside a ziplock sandwich bag.
Speaking to news.com.au, a shopper said he was taken aback by the pharmacy’s “totally stupid” move, questioning whether they were still sanitary to use if they were removed from their packaging.
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According to World Health Organisation guidelines, disposable masks must be handled and touched minimally to be effective at preventing the spread of coronavirus.
The majority of masks sold in Australia come with warnings to not open or remove masks from its original packaging as that may make them unsterile.
Priceline has not addressed the concerns raised about the safety of these masks sold in their Central Park Mall store.
