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Should all medicines carry QR code for benefit of visually impaired? Delhi HC seeks Centre stand on PIL
The petition prayed for directions to the Centre to secure effective access for visually impaired persons to medicines, food, cosmetics and other consumer products by taking comprehensive measures on affixing QR codes on such products.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's stand on a public interest litigation seeking affixation of QR codes on all medicinal and food products to make them accessible to the visually impaired. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to the central government, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's stand on a public interest litigation seeking affixation of QR codes on all medicinal and food products to make them accessible to the visually impaired. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to the central government, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and Drugs Technical Advisory Board on the petition by The Kapila and Nirmal Hingorani Foundation as well as Dr Smriti Singh and Shobhan Singh, both visually impaired.
Ruchika Sharma joined Medical Dialogue as an Desk Editor for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751