Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration suspends the licence of the public-private partnership blood bank at Cooper Hospital in Mumbai’s Juhu for two days, halting services from Thursday until they are allowed to resume at midnight on November 7. The FDA order cites documentation problems at the blood bank, with a notice reportedly issued 90 days earlier.
During the suspension, Cooper Hospital authorities say they will rely on the blood bank at Trauma Hospital in Jogeshwari to continue blood supply. Both outlets also situate the action within a broader enforcement pattern: last month, the FDA suspended licences of three other Mumbai blood banks after finding violations involving branded gifts for donors, contrary to national guidelines on voluntary blood donation.
The differing coverage mainly lies in emphasis. The Free Press Journal foregrounds the two-day suspension and the documentation allegation, and adds details about the prior branded-watch cases. Times of India similarly reports the licence suspension and the operational workaround during the halt, and briefly links it to the earlier suspensions at JJ Hospital and B.Y.L. Nair Hospital.
