Rajasthan govt announces ban on pan masala and flavoured supari

Jaipur, Oct 3 (KNN) Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma announced ban on pan masala and flavoured supari in the state.

The announcement came at an event held in Jaipur to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday.

“We have banned storage, distribution and sale of pan masala containing magnesium carbonate, nicotine, tobacco and mineral oil, and flavoured supari under Food Security Act, 2006,” the state health minister said.

All food inspectors have been asked to ensure compliance of the ban, the minister added.

Production, storage, distribution and sale of these products will not be allowed in the state.

With this, Rajasthan has become the third state after Maharashtra and Bihar to announce such a move, according to a release in Jaipur.

In its first budget for the state, the Ashok Gehlot government had said it would form a policy to control sale of substandard material and be strict on sale of stolen material for a complete ban on pan masala and gutkha.

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