The owner allegedly lacked a manufacturing licence and other legal permissions to produce or distribute the ayurvedic product
Nashik : The Nashik division of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized 5,040 bottles of a hair oil worth over Rs 50.34 lakh that was allegedly being sold through social media with misleading claims of curing baldness and promoting hair regrowth. Acting on a tip-off, FDA officials raided a beauty salon and imitation jewellery shop on College Road on Thursday and found the 100ml product, priced at an MRP of Rs 999, being sold without the required licences. The entire stock was confiscated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The regulator also cautioned consumers against falling for social media advertisements promising miraculous cures for baldness, hair regrowth or weight loss, and urged citizens to report such cases through FDA offices or its toll-free helpline 1800-222-365.
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Investigations are on to trace the source of manufacture, and legal action will follow based on the findings,” an FDA official said. The owner allegedly lacked a manufacturing licence and other legal permissions to produce or distribute the ayurvedic product. “Samples of the hair oil and other products have been sent for laboratory analysis. Download the TOI App.