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Trump praises PM Modi's opium crackdown as India remains on US drug listUS President Donald Trump praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for tackling opium production, even as India remains on Washington's major i...
Supreme Court upholds Himachal HC ruling on drug regulator powers, impacting CDSCO enforcementThe Supreme Court dismissed the Union government's challenge to a High Court judgment. This ruling clarified jurisdiction over drug regulat...
US names India, China, Pakistan among drug transit, illicit drug-producing nations for FY27The United States has designated India, China, and Pakistan as major drug producing or transit countries. This presidential determination c...
Banned beauty products are still one click away in India and around the worldBanned skin-bleaching products containing mercury are still available for purchase online. These illegal items are found on Amazon, Temu, a...
Tukaram Mundhe strikes again: FDA shuts Mumbai's iconic Cafe Mondegar in statewide raid over hygiene breachesMaharashtra FDA suspended licenses of four food businesses for hygiene breaches. Officials inspected thirty-eight establishments and collec...
Fake Cancer Drug Racket Busted: A man was selling counterfeit medicines to 100 hospitals across Bengaluru and other statesA major fake cancer drug racket has been busted in Karnataka, with investigators alleging that a licensed pharmacist supplied counterfeit m...
Hayden Panettiere death reason: Reports claim actress took one pill allegedly laced with fentanyl before suspected overdoseActress Hayden Panettiere reportedly died after taking a pill suspected to contain fentanyl. Authorities are investigating her alleged drug...
BRICS countries express concern over illicit drug production, abuse; welcome Guwahati DeclarationBRICS nations voiced concern regarding global illicit drug production and trafficking. They welcomed the Guwahati Declaration, which promot...
Alembic Pharma clears USFDA inspection at Vadodara bioequivalence facility with nil observationsAlembic Pharmaceuticals has reported that its Vadodara facility passed the recent inspection by the United States Food and Drug Administrat...
Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA raids 11 food units in Thane, seizes Rs 20.48 lakh materialMaharashtra FDA has intensified food safety enforcement across the state. Eleven food manufacturing units in Thane were raided, seizing pro...
Karnataka: HC seeks Govt response on 2% cinema cess on petitions from multiplexesThe Karnataka High Court has sought the state government's response to a petition. This petition challenges the levy of a two percent cess ...
Karnataka to push for tighter regulation of online medicine sales: Health minister KhaderKarnataka is set to enhance regulations on online medicine sales following alarming violations of safety norms. Recent warehouse inspection...
Karnataka food safety officials seize expired, mislabelled products from Amazon, Instamart units in BengaluruIn a recent crackdown, authorities in Karnataka uncovered significant violations at Amazon and Instamart facilities. During unannounced ins...
CBIC releases import clearance checklist for cosmetics, drugs, and medical devicesThe CBIC has introduced a new checklist for customs officers reviewing imports. This standardized process aims to streamline clearances for...
Amit Shah unveils 3-year roadmap for drug-free IndiaA three-year roadmap from July 2026 to July 2029 has been prepared for a drug-free India. This mission mode initiative involves coordinated...
'No fake Abhayrab vaccine exported': Indian Immunologicals clarifies after Delhi Police seize counterfeit rabies vaccine batchIndian Immunologicals confirmed no counterfeit Abhayrab vaccine batch was exported. Four individuals were arrested by Delhi Police after se...
- Govt mandates manual verification of imported drugs and medical devices due to SWIFT 2.0 system gap
Customs officers must now manually check import documents for healthcare products. This manual verification applies even to facilitated imp...
Popularity was never my goal; what matters is public health: FDA Commissioner Tukaram MundheMaharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe prioritizes public health over personal popularity. He has taken action against 12,083 establis...
Rabies vaccine row: CDSCO flags seized Abhayrab batch was misbranded, 4 arrested after media reportA seized batch of rabies vaccine Abhayrab was found misbranded and not of standard quality. Delhi Police arrested four people in connection...
Govt flags Abhayrab rabies vaccine batch as substandard, probes if spurious, document showsIndia's drug regulator has flagged a batch of Abhayrab rabies vaccine as substandard. This finding marks the second time concerns have been...