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Letter No.26736/M-1/2021-1, dated: 26.07.2021
From
Dr. J. Radhakrishnan,
I.A.S.,
Principal Secretary to Government.
То
The Principal Secretary / Commissioner,
Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai - 600 003.
All the District Collectors.
Sir/Madam,
Sub: Ban on Gutkha and Panmasala products - Reg.
Ref:
1. Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Notification No.132, dated
23.05.2013
2. Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Notification No.257, dated
23.5.2021
3. Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration
proceeding R.No. 1418/2013/S1/FSSA, dated 28.05.2013
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With In the reference 2nd cited, the Government of Tamil Nadu extended the
orders prohibiting the manufacture, storage, transport, distribution or sale of all food
products chewable or otherwise which is either flavoured or scented or mixed with
tobacco and nicotine and whether going by the name of form of gutkha, pan masala,
flavoured or scented food products or chewable food products by whatsoever name
called whether packaged or unpackaged 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 and any other food products containing tobacco and/
or nicotine as ingredients, by whatsoever name it is available in the whole of the State
of Tamil Nadu for a further period of one year with effect from 23.5.2021.
2. In the reference 3r cited, for effective implementation of prohibition, the
Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration constituted a District Level
Committee under the Chairmanship of District Collector with the following members of
various Departments shall monitor the effective implementation of the ban order and
review the progress periodically.
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