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ORDER

The 30^th August 2019

92(15)— WHEREAS, 20 samples of Pan Masal

Pan Masala, Raj Niwas Pan Masala, Supreme P

ala, Bahar Pan Masala, Bahubali Pan Masala,

a, Signature Pan Masala, Pasan Pan Masala, K

asala, etc were collected from different districts

to August, 2019. And, all the samples were fou

ngredient in it;

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ds Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), were found to contain

t is found as per scientific research that con

her leads to Acute Hyper Magnesia and somet

an Masala is an article of food which contains

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

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

Magnesium Carbonate in the State of Bihar, being food products in which Magnesium

Carbonate is widely used as ingredients;

AND WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Food Safety for Bihar 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, transportation, display or sale of any article of food in the whole of State.

AND WHEREAS, it is one of the primary duties of the State, interalia, 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, Sanjay Kumar, Commissioner of Food Safety, Government of

Bihar, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 30 of

the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) , prohibit in the interest of public

health for a period of one year from 30.08.2019, the manufacture, storage, distribution,

transportation, display or sale of following Pan Masala brands, namely (1) Rajnigandha

Pan Masala (2) Raj Niwas Pan Masala (3) Supreme Pan Parag Pan Masala (4) Pan Parag

Pan Masala (5) Bahar Pan Masala (6) Bahubali Pan Masala (7) Rajshree Pan Masala

(8) Rounak Pan Masala (9) Signature Pan Masala (10) Pasan Pan Masala (11) Kamla

Pasand Pan Masala (12) Madhu Pan Masala containing Magnesium 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 Bihar.

By Order,

SANJAY KUMAR,

Commissioner of Food Safety.

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