Patanjali Products Suspended: The Uttarakhand Govt Cancels the Licenses of 14 Patanjali Products Amidst the Misleading Claims

Crackdown on Misleading Claims: Uttarakhand Govt Suspends Licenses of 14 Patanjali Products

Written by: Supriya Kadu

Edited by: Omkar Devadkar

Last Updated: April 30, 2024

Summary: The Uttarakhand government's drug licensing division suspended licenses for at least 14 products manufactured by Patanjali's Divya Pharmacy.

The Uttarakhand licensing department canceled the manufacturing licenses for 14 Patanjali products on Monday, alleging misleading advertisements. 13 of the 14 products are from Divya Yoga Pharmacy, a Patanjali affiliate.

The licensing board filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, indicating that it had suspended licenses for 13 products manufactured by Divya Yoga Pharmacy in connection with the misleading advertising issue.

The Uttarakhand government's action comes just days after Baba Ramdev and his disciple Acharya Balkrishna made an apology in newspapers following the Supreme Court's tongue-lashing.

The list of 14 suspended products includes:

Swasari Gold
Swasari Vati
Bronchom
Swasari Prav ahi
Swasari Avaleh
Mukta Vati Extra Power
Lipidom
Bp Grit
Madhugrit
Madhunashini Vati Extra Power
Livamrit Advance
Livogrit
Eyegrit Gold

Patanjali Drishti Eye Drop

The drug licensing authority suspended the product licenses due to violations of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

The company did not submit the requested information about the products, and the explanation offered in defense was insufficient, according to the authority's order, as reported by newswire PTI.

Patanjali Ayurved, Ramdev, and Balkrishna apologized to the Supreme Court on April 16 during the contempt case hearing for printing misleading ads. The Supreme Court ordered Patanjali's attorneys to submit a copy of the apology ads for the record on April 23.

On Tuesday, April 30, the Supreme Court will hear the matter on the published apologies.