Maharashtra Food Regulator Issues First Rulebook For Blood Banks
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- NDTV India·7h agoMaharashtra Food Regulator Issues First Rulebook For Blood Banks
Human blood and its components are notified as a "drug" under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Accordingly, no blood centre or institution is permitted to collect, process, store or distribute blood without a valid licence, he said.
Read at NDTV India → - The Print India·9h agoIn a first, Maharashtra FDA issues comprehensive guidelines for blood banks
Mumbai, Aug 7 (PTI) For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Maharashtra has issued a comprehensive order for the blood banks in the state to ensure protection of patients and blood donors, FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said on Friday. Human blood and its…
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