Snapdeal in a soup, FDA orders FIR against founder Kunal Bahl
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Maharashtra’ Food and Drug Administration has ordered an FIR against eCommerce giant “As per the law, license is required to sell any kind of drugs and that too on the basis of prescription of a doctor,” said Harshadeep Kamble, Commissioner of
The FDA has also asked the company to provide them with details of the companies involved, invoices generated and other crucial documents.
It should be noted that the issue of alleged sale of drugs on the website came to light after the agency got a tip-off that Snapdeal was selling drugs online without the requisite license.
The FDA investigating officials then hired people to pose as customers and place orders for specific drugs. The company delivered one of the orders following which; the agency raided the company’s premises in Mumbai.
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The spokesperson added, “The sellers selling online are retailers and distributors, small and medium business and large brands who typically sell offline too. Snapdeal acts as an intermediary between the seller and buyer of the products listed on the platform. Though we invest significantly in educating sellers on engaging in fair and safe sales on the platform and consequences of selling inappropriate products, at times sellers end up listing such products. Upon being notified of any such products, we delist the products and take appropriate action against such seller.”
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