Author: PTI
Publication: The Times of India
Date: August 11, 2009
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Fake-Made-In-India-drugs-China-admits-its-cos-involvement/articleshow/4881726.cms
China has admitted that its pharmaceutical
companies were involved in shipping fake drugs labeled 'Made In India' to
Nigeria.
"The Chinese authorities have accepted
this position (that its firms were involved in the case)," an official
said.
"The Indian government took up the matter
with the Nigerian authorities and on further probe, it was found that the
drugs had actually originated in China and not in India," he added.
In June, Nigeria's drug regulatory authority
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC) had
reported about the detention of a large consignment of fake anti-malarial
generic pharmaceuticals labeled 'Made in India' which were actually produced
in China.
Following the incident, India took up the
issue with China fearing that this could damage the reputation of the 12-billion-dollar
Indian pharmaceutical industry in the global market.
Though, China had assured of investigations
in the matter, Indian authorities were not given any time frame.
India has asked its missions in the region
to step up vigil for protecting the nation's image and market.
