date:Sep 08, 2012
issue, gutkha products are food products containing tobacco and nicotine and their manufacture, sale or storage is not permitted under law. By virtue of the same regulation, pan masala, if it contains tobacco and nicotine, cannot be manufactured or sold.
This ministry has written to the governments of the states / UTs to strictly implement the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011. The Governments of Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar, Rajasthan, Mahara