Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 20: Drug and Food Control Organization has suspended the operation of 9 establishments in various parts of district Jammu for committing various contraventions.
According to Lotika Khajuria, Licensing Authority and Deputy Controller, Drug and Food Organization, Jammu, said that these 9 establishments were found committing various contraventions viz selling medicines through un-approved persons, improper storage of drugs, sale of drugs falling under schedule ‘H’ without prescription of RMP and non-maintenance of sale and purchase records.
The establishments are M/s Amar Co-operative Medical Consumer Store, M/s Bargotra Medical Hall, M/s Raj Medical Hall, M/s Sawhney Pharma, M/s Pawan Medicos, M/s Madav Medicos, M/s Uma Medicos, M/s Abrol Medicos, M/s Adarsh Medical Hall located at Bishnah, Bantalab, RS Pura, Roop Nagar, Raipur Satwari, Digiana, Bhagwati Nagar and other areas of the Jammu city, she added.
She added that the enforcement staff posted at Kathua undertook seizure of certain veterinary drugs, which were purportedly meant for supply to poultry farmers through Amit Mahajan, Drug Inspector Hiranagar/Billawar. The consignment valuing approximately Rs 65,000 was belonging to Pushp Raj Singh, S/o Jagdish Raj Singh, R/o Pathankote. The inspector is carrying out further investigation in the matter with an objective to expose the identity of other persons involved in this nefarious activity. Munish Gupta, Assistant Controller Drugs Kathua-Samba is personally monitoring the progress of the case and further legal action warranted under rules shall follow in due course of time, Khajuria said.
She further stated that Renuka Raina, Assistant Controller, Drugs/Licensing Authority Udhampur, Reasi, Ramban and Bhawna Bhat, Drugs Inspector, Udhampur also undertook a three days extensive tour of remote areas of Arnas, Dharmari, Mahore, Talwara and Tungri areas and inspected 47 drug establishments. The team lifted 15 samples, which were sent to drugs testing laboratories for evaluating their quality.
She instructed all the stake holders to upgrade their exiting premises and also desist from indulging in unethical trade practices failing which the offenders shall be dealt strictly as per mandate of law.
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