FDA cancels 16, suspends eight drug licences in Karnataka

The action follows the FDA’s August 18 raid on an unlicensed facility in Kurubarakeranahalli, near Bidadi, where officials seized medicines, machinery, packaging material and forged labels worth ₹5.05 crore.

The FDA has blocked the batch numbers of medicines seized during the raid on its portal and sent samples for laboratory testing. “The batch numbers and entries for the seized drugs are being blocked on the Karnataka FDA portal to prevent any further distribution or sale,” the department said.

“Samples of the seized products have been sent for laboratory testing to verify their chemical composition, sterility and potency,” it added.