The Delhi Government’s Drugs Control Department raided two illegal cosmetic manufacturing units in the Pooth Khurd area of Outer North Delhi and seized cosmetic products, machinery, raw materials, and packaging materials, officials said on Friday.
Two teams of drug inspectors conducted the raids on the instructions of Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh, following specific intelligence inputs, the department said in a statement.
During inspections, both establishments were found manufacturing and packaging skincare and personal care products without valid manufacturing licences, violating the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and the Cosmetics Rules, 2020.
Legal samples of the cosmetic products were collected for testing and analysis, while specimen samples were also taken to verify their genuineness with the respective manufacturers.
The remaining stock of cosmetic products, along with machinery, equipment, raw materials, semi-finished products and packaging materials, was seized and taken into possession, the statement said.
The samples are being sent to the Government Analyst, Delhi, for testing and analysis. Further investigation is underway, and legal proceedings will be initiated under the applicable provisions of law, it added.
“The Delhi Government is committed to ensuring that every product available to consumers meets the prescribed standards of safety and quality. Manufacturing cosmetic products without a valid licence is a serious violation of the law and cannot be permitted,” Singh said.
He said the Drugs Control Department had intensified enforcement efforts to protect consumers from unauthorised products and ensure accountability in the sector.
“Public health and consumer safety are non-negotiable. Strict action will be taken against those manufacturing and selling cosmetic products illegally,” the minister said.