A 7-Eleven owner has been charged with four counts of child endangerment and deceptive business practices for mixing a dangerous concoction sold from her store as spray sanitizer, which burned four boys, authorities said Tuesday night.

And state authorities are investigating the owner for peddling the harmful product amid fears of the coronavirus outbreak.

Manisha Bharade, who owns a River Vale location of the convenience store, was charged and then released on a summons, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced in a joint statement.

Bharade “mixed commercially available foaming sanitizer, which was not meant for resale, with water and packaged it in aftermarket bottles to be sold at the 7-Eleven on Rivervale Road,” the statement said. “An apparent chemical reaction from the mixture caused the burns.”

Authorities launched an investigation based on photos shared on social media showing “a young boy with apparent burns to his arm and leg,” according to River Vale police Lt. John DeVoe. One parent posted the photos and brought her child to the emergency room.

Initial reports said three 10 year-olds and an 11-year-old suffered burns from the mixture, according to authorities. Police recovered five bottles of the solution while nine bottles were unaccounted for. Officials said additional analysis would be conducted to learn the exact make-up of the mixture.

Meanwhile, the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs was investigating the store’s “practices regarding the sale and promotion of health and sanitation products,” the statement said.

Investigators sent a letter demanding the store’s owners keep records relating to the preparation and sale of the “spray sanitizer,” and any marketing of those products that began around the spread of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, according to officials.

“Let me be perfectly clear; if you try to take advantage of our residents during a public health emergency, we will hold you accountable,” Grewal said. “Retailers who try to make a quick buck by exploiting others will face civil and criminal consequences.”

It was not immediately clear if Bharade, 47, of Wood-Ridge, had retained an attorney. A woman who previously answered the phone at the store said the sprays were safe, but declined further comment. The company’s corporate office didn’t return an email Tuesday night.

Anyone with purchased hand sanitizer from the River Vale 7-Eleven was asked to call local police at 201-664-1111.

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