In a joint operation by the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) from Pune, Thane, and Nandurbar officers have dismantled an inter-state community engaged within the unlawful manufacturing and distribution of spurious medication. The motion was taken between January 23 and February 14.
The motion was taken between January 23 and February 14. (HT PHOTO)
A inventory of medicines price ₹12.47 was seized from Pune and Nandurbar through the raid. The modus operandi of the illicit operation concerned manufacturing dummy churna, chyawanprash and different medicines to imitate real Ayurvedic merchandise. These spurious medication and well being dietary supplements have been additionally labelled contradictory to The Medication and Magic Cures (Objectionable Ads) Act, 1954, which declare to have magical properties, mentioned the FDA officers.
On January 23, FDA officers, appearing on a tip-off, carried out a raid at M/s Tykhe Healthcare India Pvt Ltd in Kondhwa. The corporate has been working for the previous 18 months. Throughout the raid, officers confiscated varied Ayurvedic and Unani medicines valued at ₹6 lakh from the premises. Apart from, in line with the officers, samples of 10 completely different medicines and dietary supplements have been despatched to the laboratory for evaluation and investigation.
GD Hukare, joint commissioner, FDA (Drug), Pune area, mentioned, the inventory on the Kondhwa unit was discovered to have some merchandise having labels of being manufactured at M/s Sufi Centre, Bhiwandi, Thane.
“We got in touch with our counterparts from Thane office and it was found no permission was given to manufacture these medicines. The medicines were not manufactured by M/s Sufi Centre and were counterfeit and sold and distributed from Pune premises,” he mentioned.
Additional investigations revealed these spurious medicines and dietary supplements have been being manufactured in Nandurbar.
Moreover, from Nandurbar, a inventory of medicines and equipment price ₹6,47,799 lakh was seized. The unit was discovered working with no legitimate license and manufacturing Churna, chyawanprash and different medicines. Throughout the inspection of the premises, it was discovered that the merchandise have been manufactured and had an FSSAI license. Nonetheless, the license isn’t legitimate for manufacturing Ayurvedic and Unani medicines and dietary supplements, mentioned the FDA officers.
Hukare mentioned, no FIR has been filed up to now and an investigation is underway.
“The medicines manufactured were spurious and misleadingly labelled. We are also investigating if these drugs are being manufactured, distributed and sold in other parts of Maharashtra. The reports from the lab are awaited and further action will be taken as per the findings of the lab reports,” he mentioned.