IN: Ban on PET packaging for pharmaceuticals

The discussions started during early 2013 when Him Jagriti, an NGO that works in the health sector, approached the ministry of health seeking a ban on the use of PET for pharmaceutical packaging. The government entrusted the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) to take a call.
In November 2013, DTAB recommended a phasing out of PET bottles for pharma packaging over a period of six months. However, following strong resistance from PET manufacturers, a draft notification by the ministry of health prohibiting the use of PET for packaging was put on hold in September 2014. Packaging Connections set up a quick survey to gather opinions in this matter (Packaging Connections, 7 October 2015).
Click here for more information about the ban on PET Packaging.
Click here to fill in the short survey.

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