This newsletter covers the latest regulatory developments from Indian government bodies including CDSCO, FSSAI, CPCB, BIS, MeitY and DPIIT. Topics include draft rules on emergency contraceptive warnings, a proposed ban on certain veterinary antibiotics, CCTV requirements for pharmacies, a public health alert on unauthorised cosmetics, an advisory on painkiller and antibiotic overuse, a proposed…
This is the October 2026 edition of a monthly compliance newsletter for Indian industry stakeholders. It consolidates the latest regulatory notifications from CDSCO, FSSAI, CPCB, BIS, MeitY and DPIIT, along with compliance deadlines.
The Drugs and Cosmetics Regulation section covers four CDSCO developments: draft rules proposing boxed warnings for emergency contraceptive pills, a draft notification banning carboxypenicillins and phosphonic acid derivatives for animal use, draft rules requiring CCTV at retail pharmacies selling prescription drugs, and a public health alert about two unauthorised Pakistani cosmetic brands found with excess heavy metals. An advisory on indiscriminate use of painkillers and antibiotics links…
The FSSAI section covers a draft notification proposing to ban the word paneer for non-dairy analogue products. The Environment section covers an extension of annual return deadlines for plastic packaging under the Plastic Waste Management Rules and the new CPCB fee schedule for the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 portal, with fee slabs for bulk waste generators, processing facilities and sanitary landfills.
The BIS section covers guidelines for amended LPG gas stove standard IS 4246:2025 with a deadline of 28 December 2026, including new specifications for injector jets and mandatory marking of jet size. The newsletter also references extended BIS deadlines for LED lamps, LED luminaires, television receivers and irrigation filters, plus fresh CRS registration guidance for wearable and AR-VR devices and screen protectors.
Additional topics include a sweeping safety order covering 90 categories of household and commercial electrical appliances, a draft quality control order for commercial pressure cookers, mandatory veg/non-veg dot marking on soap, shampoo, toothpaste and cosmetics labels, and BIS/DPIIT updates on bimetal bandsaw blades, TFQCO Scheme II applications and stainless steel vacuum flasks.