THE

JHARKHAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

8 Jyeshth, 1943 (S)

RANCHI, Saturday, 29^th May, 2021

Department of Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare

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NOTIFICATION

28 May, 2021

File No- 16/ Khadya(Vividh)-12-06/2017- 93 (16) -- WHEREAS, 41 samples of

Pan Masalas of different brands, namely Pan Parag Pan Masala, Shikhar Pan Masala,

Rajnigandha Pan Masala, Dilruba Pan Masala, Raj Niwas Pan Masala, Musafir Pan

Masala, Madhu Pan Masala, Bimal Pan Masala, Bahar Pan Masala, Sehrat Brand Pan

Masala, Pan Parag Premium Pan Masala etc. were collected from different districts of

Jharkhand for test and analysis during the year 2019-2020. And, all the samples were

found to contain magnesium carbonate as an ingredient in it;

AND WHEREAS, 41 samples of Pan Masala collected under the provisions of the Food

Safety Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), were found to contain Magnesium Carbonate

as an ingredient;

AND WHEREAS, it is found as per scientific research that consumption of Pan

Masala for years together leads to Acute Hyper Magnesia and sometime leads to cardiac

arrest;

AND WHEREAS, Pan Masala is an article of food which contains Magnesium

Carbonate as an ingredient contravenes the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products

Standards and Food Additives), Regulations, 2011;

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AND WHEREAS, it is expedient in the interest of public health to prohibit the

manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of Pan Masala containing Magnesium

Carbonate in the State of Jharkhand;

AND WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Food Safety for Jharkhand State is empowered

under Section 30(2) (a) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to prohibit for one

year, in the interest of public health, the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of any

article of food in the whole of State;

AND WHEREAS, it is one of the primary duties of the State, inter-alia, to improve

public health, as a matter one of the directive principles as enshrined in the article 47 of

the Constitution of India and, Whereas, it implicitly includes the concept of provision of

measures to be taken for prevention of deterioration of citizens’ health;

THEREFORE, I, Arun Kumar Singh, Commissioner of Food Safety, Government of

Jharkhand, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of

section 30 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), extend the prohibition

imposed by notification number 84(16) dated 08.05.2020 for further one year in the

interest of public health from the date of this notification. The notification prohibits the

manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of following Pan Masala brands, namely (1)

Pan Parag Pan Masala, (2) Shikhar Pan Masala, (3) Rajnigandha Pan Masala,(4)

Dilruba Pan Masala, (5) Raj Niwas Pan Masala, (6) Musafir Pan Masala, (7) Madhu

Pan Masala, (8) Bimal Pan Masala, (9) Bahar Pan Masala, (10) Sehrat Brand Pan

Masala, (11) Pan Parag Premium Pan Masala containing Magnesum Carbonate as

ingredients, by whatsoever name these are available in the market and any other

products whether packaged or unpackaged in whole of the State of Jharkhand.

Any violation of this order shall entail strict action under the appropriate sections

of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

By the order of the Governor of Jharkhand

Arun Kumar Singh,

Additional Chief Secretary-cum-

State Food Safety Commissioner

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