Issue advertisements saying ban unfair when tobacco content is higher in cigarettes manufacturers in a few states have moved court against the ban

Piqued by the number of states opting to ban the production, sale and marketing of gutkha, a group of manufacturers under the aegis of the Smokeless Tobacco Association have issued print ads saying it is unfair to ban their products when the tobacco content in these is lower than that in cigarettes. The ads, which appeared prominently in newspapers, say that one pouch of gutkha contains 0.2 g of tobacco as against 0.63 g in a single cigarette. The ads also blame “the powerful lobby of cigarette companies” for the ban, which has compelled a number of small gutkha manufacturers to shut shop.

Over the past few days, nearly 90 private water tankers have been caught transporting water without even a trace of chlorine

Does a private water tanker supply water to your locality? If that is the case, it is time that you checked how safe it is for drinking. A recent water quality test conducted by the Chennai Corporation and the Food Safety department showed that water transported in 90 private tankers across the city did not have even a trace of chlorine.

This is the State’s second attempt to ban the carcinogenic substance

Tamil Nadu is considering a proposal to ban gutka and pan masala throughout the State. This is the State’s second attempt to ban the carcinogenic substance. The State Tobacco Control Cell has submitted the proposal, and it is being processed at the highest level, official sources said. It was as early as in 2001 that the first attempt was made to ban these products.

Sangrur: About 250 food samples were collected by the health authorities from various parts of the district in the last seven months. Of them, 38 failed to clear the safety test.

NewDelhi:The Delhi government is set to ban sale, manufacturing, distribution and storage of all gutka products in the city by next week.

New Delhi: Tobacco products might be banned in the capital, the Delhi government indicated before the Delhi high court on Wednesday.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city government to examine and decide in two weeks a plea to ban oral tobacco products like ghutka, supari, pan masala and zarda in Delhi.

CM Announces Comprehensive Ban During I-Day Speech

Ahmedabad: The numbers 9/11 just got new meaning in Gujarat. Instead of a war on terror, they will signify a war on the deadly addiction of gutka and will come into force from September 11. During his Independence Day speech in Junagadh on Wednesday, chief minister Narendra Modi announced a comprehensive ban on the addictive substance across the state.

A group of doctors from Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) here on Thursday filed an intervening application in support of Maharashtra government's decision to ban gutkha and pan masala, which was challenged by companies manufacturing these products.

Tata Memorial Hospital is one of the largest cancer treatment and research centres in the country. Admitting the petition, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Nitin Jamdar, which was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by the manufacturers of gutkha and pan masala challenging the ban,

A Bill further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This Act may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Act, 2012.

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