Srinagar, Dec 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Govt has banned a health supplement comprising lysine and zinc with B-complex syrup as it failed the quality test twice.
The Drugs and Food Control Organization has advised people to discontinue the usage of Corvit-M’s supplement after a sample of the syrup was declared to be “misbranded and unsafe” on February 24 & thereafter, it was sent for analysis to Food Analyst National Food Laboratory, Ghaziabad by the Drugs and Food Control Organization of JK.
It was sold under the trade name Corvit-M and manufactured in Samba & the report further states that a notice was served to the drug manufacturer — M/S Ravenbhel Healthcare Pvt Ltd located at Kartholi, Bari Brahamana, and also to Life Care Pharmacy in Srinagar.
After the manufacturer filed an appeal before a designated official a new sample was sent to Referral Food Laboratory in Kolkata for additional analysis.
Once more, the material was deemed to be unsafe(KL).
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