India, Nov. 6 -- Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday suspended the operations of the blood bank at Dr R N Cooper Hospital for two days due to alleged lapses in maintaining proper documentation.

The hospital did not challenge the suspension and instead made alternative arrangements to ensure that its operations were not affected. "The hospital needed about 10 units of blood for its regular operations, which were managed from its sister facility, the HBT Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari," said an official familiar with the developments.

According to the FDA, an inspection found several violations, including the absence of an approved registered nurse and a medical social worker at the blood bank. Donor selection...