'Injurious to Health': West Bengal Bans Gutka, Pan Masala for One Year Starting Nov 7
3 years, 1 month ago

'Injurious to Health': West Bengal Bans Gutka, Pan Masala for One Year Starting Nov 7

News 18  

The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced a one-year ban on the manufacture and sale of gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco. According to a notification issued by the West Bengal health department, the decision was made keeping in mind people’s health. A notification issued by West Bengal Commissioner of Food Safety Tapan K Rudra said the sale of articles of food in which tobacco and/or nicotine are used as ingredients will be prohibited, as they may be injurious to health. West Bengal’s state government banned khaini, gutkha, and pan masala for a year in 2013.

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1,009 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized by TN cops since 2022
6 months, 3 weeks ago

1,009 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized by TN cops since 2022

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As part of its drive against Banned Tobacco Products like gutka and ‘Cool Lip’, Tamil Nadu police have seized 1,008.87 tonnes of contraband from across the state since 2022, according to official data from the department. Since November 2023, TN police have initiated a special drive to curtail the sale of BTP in the vicinity of educational institutions, said …

Karnataka passes bill to ban hookah bars, sale of cigarettes to buyers below 21 years of age
10 months ago

Karnataka passes bill to ban hookah bars, sale of cigarettes to buyers below 21 years of age

Hindustan Times  

On Wednesday, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed a bill banning the sale and consumption of hookah across the state. On February 7, Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced a blanket ban on Hookah across the state in a bid to tackle tobacco-related diseases. "Tobacco-based shisha and "herbal" shisha emit smoke laden with toxic agents, heightening the …

SC stays HC’s decision to quash ban on gutkha, other tobacco items
1 year, 7 months ago

SC stays HC’s decision to quash ban on gutkha, other tobacco items

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Madras High Court’s decision to quash a 2018 notification banning gutkha and other tobacco products in Tamil Nadu. Mr. Tiwari said orders of the Food Safety Commissioner banning sale, storage, manufacture of gutkha and other tobacco products were backed by Regulation 2.3.4 of the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011. The Madras High …

Madras High Court quashes ban on manufacture, sale of gutkha
1 year, 10 months ago

Madras High Court quashes ban on manufacture, sale of gutkha

The Hindu  

In a significant verdict, the Madras High Court has held that the Commissioner of Food Safety is empowered to ban manufacture and sale of tobacco products only for a temporary period that may extend up to a maximum of one year and therefore the successive notifications issued in Tamil Nadu extending the ban on gutkha and pan masala year after …

After Govt Claims Gutkha is Banned in Jharkhand, Chief Justice Buys 5 Types of it During Hearing
4 years, 2 months ago

After Govt Claims Gutkha is Banned in Jharkhand, Chief Justice Buys 5 Types of it During Hearing

News 18  

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday wondered what kind of a ban the government has imposed on gutkha, as the chief justice ordered and received, within minutes, various brands of it soon after an officer claimed during a hearing that the tobacco product is completely banned in the state. During the hearing of a PIL seeking a ban on the …

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