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Maharashtra FDA suspends licences of three blood centres in Mumbai for gifting watches to donors
Updated On: 14 October, 2026 06:02 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The action was taken against the Indian Red Cross Society Blood Centre, the Dean Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals Blood Centre in Byculla, and the BYL Nair Charitable Hospital Blood Centre in Mumbai Central

According to the FDA, the licences of the Indian Red Cross Society Blood Centre have been suspended for five days. Representational Pic
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of three Mumbai blood centres for violating blood donation guidelines after donors were found to have received Titan watches as gifts at a blood donation camp.
The action was taken against the Indian Red Cross Society Blood Centre, the Dean Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals Blood Centre in Byculla, and the BYL Nair Charitable Hospital Blood Centre in Mumbai Central.


