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Maharashtra Food Regulator Issues First Rulebook For Blood Banks
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The Maharashtra food regulator has released the first official rulebook for blood banks in the state. The guidelines emphasize that blood is classified as a drug under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, requiring all institutions to hold a valid license for collection and distribution.
Human blood and its components are notified as a "drug" under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Accordingly, no blood centre or institution is permitted to collect, process, store or distribute blood without a valid licence, he said.
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