New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- In a major crackdown on illegal cosmetic manufacturing, the Drugs Control Department, Government of NCT of Delhi, raided two unlicensed cosmetic manufacturing units in Pooth Khurd, Outer North Delhi.

According to the release, the enforcement action was carried out on the instructions of Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh, as part of the Delhi Government's continued efforts to strengthen regulatory enforcement and safeguard public health. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, two teams of Drug Inspectors conducted inspections at the two premises.

During the raids, both establishments were found engaged in the manufacturing and packaging of cosmetic products without valid manufacturing licences, in violation of the...