ENA Sectors 2018-10-25 10:25:51 <p><strong>New Delhi, Oct 25 (KNN)</strong> The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has slapped notices to e-commerce giants - Amazon and Flipkart - for allegedly selling spurious and adulterated cosmetics including imported brands.</p> <p>DCGI has warned them of penal actions in case of failing to respond within 10 days.</p> <p>Raids were conducted by drug inspectors at various locations across the country on October 5-6, during which they found that some indigenously manufactured cosmetics without valid manufacturing licence and having ingredients imported without necessary registration certificates were being sold on the e-commerce platforms.</p> <p>The law provides for penal actions ranging from monetary fine to imprisonment for sale of such unapproved products.</p> <p>Among cosmetics being sold by these websites included imported brands without valid documents and containing ingredients in the negative list of the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards).</p> <p>Illegal cosmetics estimated to be worth Rs 4 crore were seized during pan-India raids carried out after which the central drug regulator lodged five FIRs across three cities - Mumbai, Pune and Delhi - against manufacturers who were making these cosmetics without licence.</p> 21153 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/dcgi-slaps-notices-to-amazon-and-flipkart-for-allegedly-selling 2018-10-25 10:25:51 knnindia.co.in