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PATNA, FRIDAY, 25TH OCTOBER 2013
OCTOBER 2013
OFFICE OF THE COMM ISSIONER OF OFFICE OF THE COMM ISSIONER OF FOOD SAFETY-CUM- SECRETARY, HEALTH FOOD SAFETY ——— ORDER The 25th May 2013
No. Fsc/22/2012-84—
, regulation 2.3.4 of the Food Safety and —WHEREAS, regulation 2.3.4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 made by the Food Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 made by the Food Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 made by the Food in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (l) Safety and Standards Authority of India in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (l) Safety and Standards Authority of India of Sub-section (2) of Section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Central Act section (2) of Section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Central Act section (2) of Section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Central Act 34 of 2006) read with section 26 thereof, prohibits articles of food in which tobacco and 34 of 2006) read with section 26 thereof, prohibits articles of food in which tobacco and 34 of 2006) read with section 26 thereof, prohibits articles of food in which tobacco and ients, as they are injurious to health; nicotine are used as ingredients, as they are injurious to health;
, gutkha and panmasala are articles of food in which tobacco and AND WHEREAS, gutkha and panmasala are articles of food in which tobacco and , gutkha and panmasala are articles of food in which tobacco and nicotine are widely used as ingredients now-a-days, nicotine are widely used as ingredients now
it is expedient to prohibit gutkha and panmasala in the State of AND WHEREAS, it is expedient to prohibit gutkha and panmasala in the State of it is expedient to prohibit gutkha and panmasala in the State of ing food products in which tobacco and nicotine are widely used as ingredients; ing food products in which tobacco and nicotine are widely used as ingredients; Bihar, being food products in which tobacco and nicotine are widely used as ingredients; the Commissioner of Food Safety of the State is empowered AND WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Food Safety of the State is empowered the Commissioner of Food Safety of the State is empowered under Section 30 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to prohibit, for one year, in under Section 30 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to prohibit, for one year, in under Section 30 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to prohibit, for one year, in public health, the manufacture, storage distribution or sale of any article of public health, the manufacture, storage distribution or sale of any article of the interest of public health, the manufacture, storage distribution or sale of any article of food in the whole of State.
IN PURSUANCE OF THE A
the manufacture, the storage, the sale or the N PURSUANCE OF THE ABOVE, the manufacture, the storage, the sale or the distribution of Gutkha and Panmasala containing tobacco or nicotine as ing distribution of Gutkha and Panmasala containing tobacco or nicotine as ingredients has distribution of Gutkha and Panmasala containing tobacco or nicotine as ing been prohibited from 30.5.2012 to 29.5.2013 vide order No. 29 dated 30.5.12. been prohibited from 30.5.2012 to 29.5.2013 vide order No. 29 dated 30.5.12. been prohibited from 30.5.2012 to 29.5.2013 vide order No. 29 dated 30.5.12.
2 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA), 25TH OCTOBER 2013 tobacco or nicotine as ingredients by whatsoever name it is available in the market, is hereby prohibited for one year from the date of issue of this Order in the State of Bihar in the interest of Public Health.Sd/-Illegible Commissioner of Food Safety-cum-