BENGALURU: After tightening its enforcement against food safety violations, the Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FDA) has now turned its attention to medical devices and consumables, seizing products worth Rs 13.79 lakh from two establishments in Cottonpet during a special enforcement drive on November 11 and 12.The Drugs Control Department seized medical devices and consumables worth Rs 6.57 lakh from Mandev Surgipharma Pvt Ltd and products worth Rs 7.21 lakh from Shree Mandev Surgicals.The seized products included hearing aids, clinical thermometers, surgical gloves, urine bags, compression stockings and other medical devices. Officials found that several products were missing one or more mandatory labelling details, including batch numbers, manufacturing and expiry dates, manufacturer details, licence numbers and maximum retail price (MRP).“Patient safety is non-negotiable. Every medical device entering the market must meet prescribed safety, quality and labelling standards,” said health minister U T Khader.He said that samples of the seized products have been collected and sent for testing. Further action will be taken in accordance with the law, the minister said, adding that enforcement drives would continue and violations would be dealt with strictly.“Healthcare products must inspire confidence, not put patients at risk,” Khader said.He also urged consumers to purchase medical devices only from authorised sellers and check batch numbers, expiry dates, manufacturer details and MRP before buying them.
