November 2018

Innovations in plant and animal biotechnology offer tremendous opportunities for advancing public health. Promising new technologies that can edit animal and plant genomes have the potential to improve human and animal health, animal well-being, food productivity and food security. New forms of biotechnology allow modification of living organisms, such as plants or animals, in order to produce a new product, such as a novel pharmaceutical, new food variety or disease-resistant crop. These are just some of the new plant and animal-based biotechnology innovations that are opening up new opportunities to improve public health.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBITC) under the Union finance ministry clarifies on procedure in respect of return of expired drugs under Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration  took action to remove lead acetate in hair coloring products given potential safety concerns about lead exposure from these products.