Several suppliers have been accused of “profiteering” through buying PCR tests at cost price before selling them to travellers with mark-ups of up to £100, reports The i newspaper.
Natalie Kenny, from testing firm BioGrad Diagnostics, told the newspaper that some suppliers were buying tests from her company for £50 and then advertising them at hugely inflated prices to consumers.
Kenny added that she had reported several of these companies to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
The UK government has admitted that test providers on its online list “may not have full accreditation”.
