The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nashik has decided to go tough on pharmaceutical companies across the district to ensure they follow all guidelines and not breach legal provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The decision of the FDA comes on the backdrop of a recent case where a pharmaceutical company was found not adhering to the provisions under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, after which it was issued a show cause notice. Senior officials said " In October, the vigilance branch of the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration had got information about some clandestine operations at the company located at Musalgaon in Sinnar. The company is into manufacturing of tablets, capsules and oral liquid for the past 15 years. " A team of drug inspectors inspected the factory premises and found that the company had breached legal provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act. One of the official said, "T he company manufactured and distributed two batche...