Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 29: The Enforcement Staff of Drugs and Food Control Organisation (D&FCO) intensified the market inspection, to secure due diligence with the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act & rules.
During the drive, more than seven hundred inspections of Retail Pharmacies were carried out and Operations of One Hundred Fifteen Drug Sale Establishments (Forty Six in Jammu Province & Sixty Nine in Kashmir Province ) were disallowed U/S 22 (d) of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 on spot for omissions/breaches of the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act,1940 & rules there-under depending upon the quantum.
The defaulters have been warned to desist from repetition of such omissions as otherwise the Empowered Authorities shall proceed for cancellation of licenses.
Emphasis was laid to observe the compliance of Administrative Orders issued from time to time w.r.t installation of CCTV Cameras and adoption of Computerized Billing System.
The dealers were impressed upon to restrict their purchase from authorized dealers of manufacturing houses located within the borders of U.T of Jammu & Kashmir.
Moreover, Stocks of Drugs worth Rs 4,96,000 were seized from an unlicensed premises being run by one Aijaz Ahmed at Hassanpora, Bijbehara for indulging in trade of pharma products without holding licenses for the same.
The matter is under investigation and legal recourse in the matter is in offing.
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