• Online National Drugs Licensing System (ONDLS)
• NSQ found outside Mizoram (CDSCO)
• NSQ found inside Mizoram
• CIRCULAR
• CANCELLATION 
• SUSPENSION APRIL2021-MARCH2022
  

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Drug Control in Mizoram has started its existence way back in 1986 where the first Drugs Inspector was recruited under Health & Family Welfare Department. With the gradual increase in number of regulatory staff in the later years the Government of Mizoram has reached to the decision to establish a better and meaningful drugs regulatory authorities by grabbing together the drugs control and food control under the name and style of Food & Drugs Administration Wing (FDA Wing). A gazette notification to this effect was issued vide No. A. 19019/09-HFW dated 26^th September, 2012.

The main objective of FDA Wing is to protect and promote public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and quality of drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and food & food products in Mizoram through the monitoring and enforcement of various regulations relating to food and drugs like:

1. The Drugs & Cosmetic Act 1940 and Rules 1945
2. The Pharmacy Act 1948
3. The Drugs & Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act 1954
4. The Cigarettes and other tobacco products (prohibition of advertisement and regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply & distribution) Amendment Act 2003
5. Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Rules 2011 and Regulations 2011
6. The Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013
7. The ND&PS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order 2013
8. The ND&PS (Amendment) Act 2014 & Rules 2015 (RMI/Essential Narcotics)
9. The Mizoram Poisons Possessions & Sales Rules 2015
10. The Medical Devices Rules 2017

The FDA Wing also plays a crucial role in combatting misuse/abuse of prescription drugs having abusive potentials which has become a major concern of the society across the state among youngsters including school children. Also, the state being in the international border area has become an important gateway for illegal export and import of bulk drugs, pharmaceutical formulations, cosmetics and medical devices and food & food products and this has caused extra burden and bigger challenges in the enforcement sector.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1. To ensure the availability of standard quality of drugs and cosmetics to the consumer and to ensure safety of blood transfusion.
2. Availability of drugs at reasonable prices and to control hoarding and shortage of drugs in the state.
3. To prevent objectionable and misleading advertisement in order to discourage self-medication and self-treatment.
4. To prevent misuse of abusive drugs.

 The organizational set-up of Mizoram Drugs Control Administration comprises of the following Officers:

FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMME
(Food Safety and Standard Authority of India)

INTRODUCTION

Food Safety and Standards Act was enacted by the Parliament of India in its 56th year of Republic of India in the year 2006.This act is meant to consolidate the laws relating to food and also to establish a science based standards for article of food. It lays a direction, instruction and guidance with regards to manufacture, storage, distribution, sale & import and also to ensure availability of safe food and wholesome food for human consumption. Food Safety & Standards Cell of the Directorate of Health Services is responsible for the execution of the programme and works for the implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Regulation, 2011.

OBJECTIVES/TARGET

Consumption of unsafe and unhygienic food can cause a number of avoidable diseases and can retard the development of the people. So,to ensure the availability of food that is hygienic and safe for consumption by human beings, educating the general public about their rights to food safety, checking and inspecting suspected food articles are the most important aims and objective of Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006. It provide provisions to prevent food adulteration and prohibit the sale of unsafe and sub-standards food and can also impose a severe punishment including imprisonment to those who does not comply and follow the provisions it.

FOOD SAFETY ENFORCEMENT 

MIZORAM PRICE MONITORING AND RESOURCE UNIT

ACHIEVEMENT OF FOOD & DRUGS ADMINISTRATION WING DURING 2023-24

DRUGS:

1. Drugs Store are regularly inspected to monitor their function and compliance to  the Act & Rules to ensure only safe and quality drugs are dispensed to consumer

No. Of Drugs Store Inspection                                   :                       1115 Nos.

2. Drugs Licences operated in violation of the Drugs & Cosmetics act 1940 & Rules 1945 are either suspended for specific period or cancelled 

No. Of Drugs Licence Suspended                               :                          05 Nos.

No. of Drugs Licence Cancelled                                  :                          41 Nos.

3. Drugs Sample are drawn regularly for quality assurance and those found not of standard quality (NSQ) are recalled from market to safeguard public healthcare.

No. of sample drawn for analysis                                :                       143 Nos.

No. of  Not of Standard Quality  drugs found            :                         05 Nos.

4. Cases are registered in the court of law against those dealing in drugs having no valid drug licence

No. of cases registered in the court of law                   :                       NIL

No. of conviction                                                         :                        Pending

5. Revenue collected:                                                          :           Rs.  66,50,427/-                         

FOOD:

1. Under provision of FSS Act 2006 and Rules & Regulation 2011 any persons running/starting a food business services, He/She should obtain a Licence or Registration under the Act  

1. Registration: Food Business Operators whose annual turn over is less than 12 lakhs should obtain a Registration from the Registering Authority. Registration Fee is Rs.100/- per annum.

 No. of Registration issued                                          :        1933 Nos.

1. Licence: FBO having an annual turnover more than 12 lakhs are bound to obtain Licence from the State Licensing Authority. Licence Fee is Rs.2000/- per annum.

            No. of Licence issued                                                   :           62 Nos. (State)

2. Inspection of Food Dervice Establishment has been conducted many a time.  

No. of Food Service Establishment  Inspected                    :              50 Nos.

3. Collection/Lifting of Food sample: Any food items suspected by FSO are lifted/freeze by them and sent for analysis at Food Testing Laboratory.

No. of Food Sample lifted                                             :           10 Nos.

4. Revenue collected:                                                           :  Rs. 44,00,000/-                                      

ACHIEVEMENT DURING 2022-23

DRUGS:

1. Drugs Store are regularly inspected to monitor their function and compliance to the Act & Rules to ensure only safe and quality drugs are dispensed to consumer

No. Of Drugs Store Inspection                                   :                       1146 Nos.

2. Drugs Licences operated in violation of the Drugs & Cosmetics act 1940 & Rules 1945 are either suspended for specific period or cancelled 

No. Of Drugs Licence Suspended                               :                          11 Nos.

No. of Drugs Licence Cancelled                                  :                       54 Nos.

3. Drugs Sample are drawn regularly for quality assurance and those found not of standard quality (NSQ) are recalled from market to safeguard public healthcare.

No. of sample drawn for analysis                                :                       106 Nos.

No. of  Not of Standard Quality  drugs found            :                         11 Nos.

4. Cases are registered in the court of law against those dealing in drugs having no valid drug licence

No. of cases registered in the court of law                   :                       NIL

No. of conviction                                                         :                        Pending

1. Revenue collected:                                        :                    Rs.  20,25,050/-                         

FOOD:

1. Under provision of FSS Act 2006 and Rules & Regulation 2011 any persons running/starting a food business services, He/She should obtain a Licence or Registration under the Act  

a. Registration: Food Business Operators whose annual turn over is less than 12 lakhs should obtain a Registration from the Registering Authority. Registration Fee is Rs.100/- per annum.

 No. of Registration issued                                          :        1753 Nos.

b. Licence: FBO having an annual turnover more than 12 lakhs are bound to obtain Licence from the State Licensing Authority. Licence Fee is Rs.2000/- per annum.

            No. of Licence issued                                                   :           74 Nos. (State)

                                                                                                                        Nos. (Central)

 c. Inspection of Food Device Establishment has been conducted many a        time.  

No. of Food Service Establishment  Inspected                   :              85 Nos.

d. Collection/Lifting of Food sample: Any food items suspected by FSO are lifted/freeze by them and sent for analysis at Food Testing Laboratory

No. of Food Sample lifted                                             :           10 Nos.

           Revenue collected:                                                    :           Rs. 35,000,00/-                                        

Citizens's Charter

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE:-

Note : 

1. Govt. Of Mizoram had given permission for engagement of empanelled consultancy firm for construction of State Drug Testing Laboratory amounting to Rs 250 lacs as funded by Central Government and work had started from December 2019. Inaugurated on 18th October 2022.
   
   
2. Mizoram Drugs Price Monitoring Research Unit been set up on September 2020. Since its inception 29 Nos. of violations ( particular brand of drugs sold above MRP) had been detected and reported tor NPPA.
   
   
3. Relating to Covid-19 FDA had work tirelessly to maintain the standard of Hand Sanitizer and in this regard, 6 brand of not of standard quality hand sanitizer were seized from the market.Vit C tablet (mfg Saratra Healthcare, Dehradu) had been found NSQ and recalled from market. FDA had been very vigil to check black marketing of covid related medicine (eg Ramdesivir, tocilizumab etc).
   
   
4. Food Safety on Wheels:  A Mobile Food Testing Laboratory called Food Safety on Wheels was received from Food Safety and Standard Authority of India, MoHFW. This is being utilised on the roads. The vehicle is equipped with various food testing equipments for testing aflotoxin, microbiological, milk, oil etc.
   
   
5. Work Plan proposal under Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 2021 – 2022 for strengthening of food safety eco-system in the country was submitted to FSSAI. The work plan is approved and fund is due to be sanctioned in a short while.