One in nine of repellents effective against mosquitoes: foundation

The Consumers' Foundation said Thursday that only one out of nine essential oil-based mosquito repellent products it has tested contains DEET -- the most common active ingredient in insect repellents -- while the quality of the eight others labeled as "natural" has not been identified by the Taiwanese authorities.

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