CDSCO · Notice of 23 Jun 2026
CDSCO asks firms to sell IVF media and consumables only to centres registered under the ART and Surrogacy Acts
What changed
CDSCO says IVF and ART media, reagents and related consumables need a licence to import or make under Medical Devices Rules, 2017. It has learnt that they are being supplied to facilities not registered under the ART Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy Act, 2021. All stakeholders are requested to supply such products only to registered centres.
Whom it touches
Makers, importers and dealers of IVF media, reagents and related consumables used in Assisted Reproductive Technology, including cryopreservation products.
- IVF media
- IVF reagents
- IVF consumables
- ART media
- ART consumables
- Cryopreservation media
What to do
Check that every buyer of these products is a centre registered under the ART (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, and supply only to such centres.
The notice
Sale of In-Vitro Fertilization media, reagents and related consumables used in Assisted Reproductive Technology procedures - reg.
Source: Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (Medical Devices Division), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, File No. MED/71/2026-eoffice, 23 Jun 2026.