PART II EXTRAORDINARY

COMMISSIONER OF FOOD SAFETY

GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA.

IMPOSITION OF PROHIBITION UNDER SECTION 30(2)(A) OF THE SAID ACT ON

MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION, TRANSPORTATION OR SALE

OF GUTKA AND PANMASALA WHICH CONTAINING TOBACCO OR NICOTINE

AS AN INGREDIENT CHEWING TOBACCO PRODUCT LIKE CHAAP TOBACCO,

PURE TOBACCO, KHAINI, KHARRA, SCENTED TOBACCO, FLAVOURED

TOBACCO PACKED IN PACKETS/ POUCHES/ SACHETS/ CONTAINERS ETC.,

BY WHATEVER NAME IS CALLED AND WHATEVER SHAPE IT IS PACKED,

AND ANY OTHER PRODUCTS MARKETED SEPARATELY HAVING TOBACCO

OR NICOTINE IN THE FINAL PRODUCT BY WHATEVER NAME CALLED,

WHETHER PACKAGED OR UN-PACKAGED AND / OR SOLD AS ONE

PRODUCT, OR THOUGH PACKAGED AS SEPARATE PRODUCTS, SOLD

OR DISTRIBUTED IN SUCH A MANNER SO AS TO EASILY FACILITATE

MIXING BY THE CONSUMER IS PROHIBITED FOR A PERIOD ONE YEAR

w.e.f. 10^TH JANUARY, 2019 IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH.

Notification No.318/FSSA/AP/2014-19,- Whereas the Government of India has

enacted Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to regulate and monitor the Manufacturing,

processing , packing, storage, distribution, transport, sale and import of any food or any

food article as ingredient, so as to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for

human consumption.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 92 read with section 26 of Food

Safety and Standards Act, 2006, has framed under Regulation 2.3.4 of Food Safety

and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011, that prohibits

the use of tobacco and nicotine in all food products, for being injurious to health.

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NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, Etc.

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Whereas the Commissioner of Food safety has the power coupled with duty

under Section 30(2)(a) Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 to prohibit in the interest

of public health, the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution, sale of any article

of food, either in whole of the state or any area or part thereof for such period, not

exceeding ONE YEAR, as may be specified in the order notified in the Official Gazette.

Whereas it is the Commissioner of Food Safety and State Government’s

endeavour to achieve an appropriate level of protection of human life and health as

per Section 18(l)(a) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

It is expedient to prohibit the manufacturing, storage, distribution, transportation

and sale of Gutkha / Pan Masala by whatever name it is called which contains Tobacco

and Nicotine as an ingredient and Chewing Tobacco product like Chaap Tobacco, Pure

Tobacco, Khaini, Kharra, Scented Tobacco, Flavoured Tobacco packed in packets/

pouches / sachets / containers etc., by whatever name is called and whatever shape it

is packed, and any other products marketed separately having Tobacco or Nicotine in

the final product by whatever name called, whether packaged or un-packaged and / or

sold as one product, or though packaged as separate products, sold or distributed in

such a manner so as to easily facilitate mixing by the consumer is prohibited for a period

of One year in the entire State of Andhra Pradesh.

Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under clause (a) of Sub-section (2)

of Section 30 of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 read with Regulation 2.3.4 of Food

Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on sales) Regulations, 2011 and in the

interest of public health, the Commissioner of Food Safety, Andhra Pradesh State hereby

prohibits the manufacturing, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of Gutkha / Pan

Masala by whatever name it is called which contains Tobacco and Nicotine as an ingredient

and Chewing Tobacco product like Chaap Tobacco, Pure Tobacco, Khaini, Kharra, Scented

Tobacco, Flavoured Tobacco packed in packets / pouches / sachets / containers etc., by

whatever name is called and whatever shape it is packed, and any other products

marketed separately having Tobacco or Nicotine in the final product by whatever name

called, whether packaged or un-packaged and / or sold as one product, or though

packaged as separate products, sold or distributed in such a manner so as to easily

facilitate mixing by the consumer is prohibited for a period of one year with effect from

10^th January, 2019 in the entire state of Andhra Pradesh.

Sd/-.,

Vijayawada,

Commissioner of Food Safety,

Date: 18-12-2018.

Andhra Pradesh.

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