Patanjali Says Process Of Recalling 14 Products Underway

Patanjali is in the process of recalling 14 products whose manufacturing licence was suspended by the Uttarakhand government, the company said on Tuesday.

The 14 products are Drishti Eye drop, Swasari Gold, Swasari Vati, Bronchom, Swasari Pravahi, Swasari Avaleh, Mukta Vati Extra Power, Lipidom, Bp Grit, Madhugrit, Madhunashini Vati Extra Power, Livamrit Advance, Livogrit and Eyegrit Gold.

Thirteen of these products are manufactured by Divya Yoga Pharmacy, a subsidiary of Patanjali Ayurved.

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's multinational conglomerate will file an appeal against the decision taken by the Uttarakhand government, a company spokesperson said.

Last month, the Uttarakhand government suspended the manufacturing licence of these products for multiple alleged violations of the drug advertising law.

The Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority told the apex court that on April 16, the drug inspector/district ayurvedic and unani officer, Haridwar, had filed a criminal complaint before the chief judicial magistrate against Yoga Guru Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna, Divya Pharmacy and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. under sections 3, 4 and 7 of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act.

In an affidavit filed in the top court, the SLA gave details of the steps taken by it against Patanjali and Divya Pharmacy.

During the hearing on April 30, a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah came down heavily on the SLA for its "inaction" for six years in the matter, saying it has to be honest with the court if it wanted "sympathy and compassion".

The affidavit was filed through Dr Mithilesh Kumar, the joint director of SLA, Ayurvedic and Unani Services, Dehradun.

This comes even as the Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgement against yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his aide Acharya Balkrishna in the misleading ads case.

(With PTI inputs)