Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (CGCEL) has launched a new LED bulb that aims to kill up to 85 percent germs within four hours of use. The bulbs are available in seven watts and nine watts.
According to Crompton, these bulbs do not emit any harmful light and is recommended by the Indian Medical Association. Moreover, this is the first one-of-a-kind product available for retail consumers. The anti-bacterial LED will be available in warm white light also.
Generally, products like hand sanitisers are used to reduce germs while air-purifiers are used to remove the particular matter from the air in residential and commercial premises. The company was planning to launch a product that is affordable for all its customers and easy to install. The product is already available on e-commerce sites like Amazon.
As per reports, after the testing by a NABL-accredited lab, the new LED bulb has proven efficacy in killing aspergillus niger, bacillus cerus, escherichia coli, staphylococcus aurus, yeast, molds and other wide spectra of harmful germs and bacteria in four hours.