Government to restrict the manufacture of oxytocin by september 2018

The Government has restricted the manufacture of Oxytocin formulations for domestic use to public sector only from 1st September, 2018, due to complaints of misuse. Oxytocin is a naturally-occurring hormone that causes uterine contractions during labour and helps new mothers lactate. But its misuse is widespread in the dairy industry where livestock are injected with […]

FSSAI Directs e-Commerce entities to debar non-licensed FBO’s

In a Press Release dated 20th July, 2018, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (“FSSAI”) has directed ten leading e-Commerce food service platforms, namely“Box8, Faasos, FoodCloud, Foodmingo, Foodpanda, JusFood, LimeTray, Swiggy, Uber Eats and Zomato” to debar the non FSSAI licensed/registered food operators and ensure compliance of food safety rules and regulations. Back in February […]