​By another name: On misleading advertisements, fake medicine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

​By another name: On misleading advertisements, fake medicine

The Hindu  

On August 27, a Bench of the Supreme Court of India found itself reaching, once again, for idioms over a matter involving misleading With the Ministry’s cynical attempt now to sidestep Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945, which penalises misleading advertisements of ayurveda, siddha, and unani products, the Court confronts an old tendency in a new disguise. The Court may also seem sated by a demand, as it spelled out in its May 7 order, that all advertisers self-declare that they will not publish misleading advertisements. Medicine quality and manufacturer inspections are disuniform, more so in the alternative medicines space, and regulating advertisements has emerged as a last-ditch backstop against bad products entering the market. In the face of progressively weakening protections against what is ultimately fake medicine, the most preferred outcome in the present matter would be for the Court to look at past declarations — self-made or otherwise — and into rectifying the quality-control regime, particularly to empower it, protect it from political capture, and bring alternative medicines under its purview.

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Hindustan Times  

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New Indian Express  

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India Today  

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Live Law  

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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New Indian Express  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Quint  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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New Indian Express  

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11 months ago

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New Indian Express  

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News 18  

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1 year, 1 month ago

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India Today  

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1 year, 2 months ago

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Live Law  

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1 year, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 5 months ago

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FSSAI finds 32 fresh cases in alleged contravention of the provisions of Food Safety and Standards rules
1 year, 7 months ago

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The Hindu  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s In a release, the FSSAI said that food products scrutinised included health supplements, organic products, fast moving consumer goods products, staples etc., and some of the As per the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2018, deceptive claims or The cases have referred to the concerned licensing authorities, directing that …

Centre asks Uttarakhand to probe misleading Patanjali Ayurved ads
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre asks Uttarakhand to probe misleading Patanjali Ayurved ads

The Hindu  

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