The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued "stop-work" orders to two blood banks—Sir JJ Mahanagar Blood Bank in Mumbai's Byculla and Maya Blood Center in Badlapur, Thane—after surprise inspections carried out from Monday to Wednesday found serious regulatory violations.

According to FDA's public announcement, these were joint inspections, conducted in association with officials from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). The inspection revealed serious irregularities and severe non-compliance with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and Rules, 1945, the FDA said.