Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Wants Life Term For Adulteration

BHOPAL, 23 DEC 2020:

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal for lifetime imprisonment for adulteration of food and medicines. This was done after at least one plasma-related death in Gwalior and apprehension that racketeers may go after the Covid vaccine as well.

“The Covid-19 vaccine is also under threat of adulteration. In Gwalior, there have been two to three such cases related to plasma. We won’t let people’s health be affected by spurious food and drugs,” said home

minister Narottam Mishra.

‘Govt firm on stopping food adulteration’

The cabinet today decided to increase jail term for adulteration from three years to life,” home minister Narottam Mishra said, adding: “The government is firm on stopping adulteration.”

If anyone is found guilty of selling expired medicines and food items, they will be jailed for five years. The proposals for tougher punishment had come from the law department, Mishra said.The Times Of India