Minister of Health Dinesh Gundu Rao | Photo Credit: File Photos
After the merger department of the drug control with the Food Safety, the State Health Department, Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) and Ayush test laboratories have now brought as part of food and drug safety (FSDA).
Minister of Health Dinesh Gundu Rao, who announced it at a press conference on Monday, said that the step was to control the quality of drugs prescribed under alternative medical systems, especially when their consumption continues to grow among the public.
In addition, the ministry also shortened the time needed to remember non -standard drugs from the market. Previously, as soon as the drug has been marked as “not standard quality” (NSQ), it may take up to 30 days for the drug to be removed from pharmacies and distributors. Now this time was shortened to just two days, said the minister.
Nsq medication
The Minister of Health pointed out that this was a major decision, he said that NSQ medicines, if left on the shelves, can continue to be consumed by patients and represent direct and serious health risks.
In June 2025 alone, the drugs worth 40.48 ₹ Lakh, which did not meet the safety standards, were quickly remembered and confiscated throughout the state, he said.
The Minister has provided details of the FSDA drives in the last few months and said: “In July, 1,433 drug samples were analyzed using test laboratories based in Bengalur, Hubballi and Ballari.
From June 24th, a two -day special exit unit was also carried out, during which 279 inspection was carried out in drug stores and 231 announcements of the exhibition were issued in crime, while 15 notifications of compliance were delivered, he said.
Online Application for Blood Center
All applications related to blood centers are now processed via the online National Drugs Licensing System (OndDLS), and the licenses are issued exclusively online. In addition, an online platform has been launched, which issues certificates of a recognized medical institution (RMI) required by institutions justified to process basic narcotic drugs, he said.
Street strack samples
A total of 1,557 restaurants for street foods were checked and objects including fruits, vegetables, water bottles, bakery products and spice powders were checked, and 406 found to violate safety standards. Of these violators, fines of 44,500 GBP were collected. 889 grocery stalls were checked at 186 bus stalls throughout the state and 206 were violated, the minister said.
“Despite the ban on the use of artificial food colors in food preparation, it has been found to use the chain of a restaurant in Bengalur in Bengaluru synthetic food colors in chicken kebabs. Rao.
The Minister pointed out that the restaurant is now preparing kebabs without colors, and urging the public to demand better quality and report cases where restaurants that serve artificially color food.
Published – 4th August 2025 20:53
