Bengaluru: Medical devices worth ₹13.79 lakh seized in enforcement drive

The seized products include hearing aids, clinical thermometers, surgical gloves, urine bags, compression stockings and other medical devices.

The enforcement wing of Karnataka’s Food Safety and Drugs Control Department has seized medical devices and consumables worth ₹13.79 lakh from two establishments in Bengaluru’s Cottonpet area for alleged violations of the mandatory labelling requirements.

The seizures were made during a special enforcement drive conducted on Wednesday and Thursday (November 11 and 12). Medical devices and consumables worth ₹6,57,031 were seized from Mandev Surgipharma Pvt. Ltd., and products worth ₹7,21,590 were seized from Shree Mandev Surgicals.

The seized products include hearing aids, clinical thermometers, surgical gloves, urine bags, compression stockings and other medical devices.

According to the department, several products were found to be lacking one or more mandatory label declarations, including batch numbers, manufacturing and expiry dates, manufacturer’s details, licence numbers and the maximum retail price (MRP).

Samples of the seized products have been collected and sent for testing. Further action would be initiated in accordance with the law, officials said.

Health Minister U.T. Khader said enforcement drives would continue to ensure compliance with prescribed safety, quality and labelling standards for medical devices. “Ensuring the safety and quality of medical devices is essential to protecting public health and safeguarding patients. Patient safety is non-negotiable. Every medical device entering the market must meet the prescribed safety, quality and labelling standards,” he said.

The Minister urged consumers to purchase medical devices only from authorised sellers and to verify batch numbers, expiry dates, manufacturer’s details and the MRP before making any purchases.