Contact lenses worth over RM700,000 seized from company operating without licence


AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

CYBERJAYA: A company selling unregistered contact lenses, which continued to operate even though its licence was revoked in November 2023, has persisted in selling the potentially unsafe ocular devices.

Medical Device Authority (MDA) chief executive Dr Muralitharan Paramasua said a raid was first conducted at the company premises on Jalan Gelugor, Kuala Lumpur in November 2023, together with the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry.

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