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Maharashtra FDA cancels licence of Inducare Pharma, Pune’s ayurvedic drug maker, over safety violations

Maharashtra FDA cancels licence of Inducare Pharma, Pune’s ayurvedic drug maker, over safety violations

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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has permanently cancelled the manufacturing licence of Pune-based Ayurvedic medicine manufacturer M/s Inducare Pharma Pvt. Ltd. after inspections allegedly revealed repeated regulatory violations and serious failures to meet safety and quality standards, an official statement said. The company’s manufacturing unit, located in the Jejuri MIDC area of Purandar taluka, was found to be in violation of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and Schedule-T Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Maharashtra launches surprise inspections of blood centres after FDA detects irregularities

Maharashtra launches surprise inspections of blood centres after FDA detects irregularities

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In a major move to strengthen the safety, transparency, and quality of blood stock management, the Maharashtra Public Health Department, through the State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC), launched a statewide surprise inspection drive at blood centres. As part of the special campaign, all the blood centres in Pune, Solapur, Nashik, and Mumbai were subjected to unannounced inspections between July 17 and 19. The special drive was conducted in accordance with the directives issued by the SBTC on June 27. As blood is classified as a “drug” under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, strict compliance with quality, safety, and transparency norms in its collection, processing, storage, and distribution is mandatory.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

FDA shuts bakery in Latur for using expired ingredients and unhygienic food preparation

FDA shuts bakery in Latur for using expired ingredients and unhygienic food preparation

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the immediate closure of a bakery in the Latur district of Maharashtra over the use of expired raw materials in food preparations and unhygienic conditions at the establishment, officials said on Sunday. As per PTI, the FDA has directed the bakery to suspend operations with immediate effect and has initiated proceedings to suspend its food registration certificate. The action followed a surprise inspection of the Bangalore Iyengar’s Bakery, located at Mahatma Gandhi Chowk in Renapur town. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

FDA seizes adulterated milk, dairy products and sweets worth Rs 13.71 lakh in Pune and Solapur

FDA seizes adulterated milk, dairy products and sweets worth Rs 13.71 lakh in Pune and Solapur

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized and destroyed adulterated milk, dairy products and sweets worth Rs 13.71 lakh during a three-day enforcement drive across Pune and Solapur districts, while also suspending the food licences of several establishments, including a hotel in Pune’s Tathawade, for serious food safety violations. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) carried out a special inspection drive across Pune and Solapur districts under its ‘Safe Food, Safe Drug, Safe Maharashtra’ campaign between June 25 and 27, seizing and destroying food products worth approximately Rs 13.71 lakh for alleged violations of food safety norms. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Gujarat: Meeting to discuss ‘practice of Allopathy by those who have studied Ayurveda’ sparks row | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat: Meeting to discuss ‘practice of Allopathy by those who have studied Ayurveda’ sparks row | Ahmedabad News

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A letter from Gujarat health department calling a a meeting of officials and regulators to discuss “the practice of allopathy by those who have studied Ayurveda” has not gone down well with the Gujarat State Branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA-GSB), which has stated in a letter that allowing “this dangerous trend” could lead to medical emergencies and “jeopardize the public’s trust in the medical system.” The IMA-GSB members have also taken exception to not being invited to the meeting scheduled for January 3 in Gandhinagar. This comes two days after the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra permitted prescription of Allopathic medicines by Homeopaths who have completed a course in modern pharmacology. On Monday, the IMA-GSB wrote to Gujarat Health Commissioner Harshad Kumar R Patel, drawing attention to what it called the “critical issue of unauthorised practice of modern medicine by non-allopathic practitioners and quacks.” The IMA-GSB letter stated several instances of individuals providing Allopathic treatments without a medical education in modern medicine had surfaced and that “this trend posed a serious …