date:Jul 25, 2019
Gutka, tobacco and pan masala have been banned for another year in Maharashtra, following the lapse of the prohibition imposed on it on July 21, 2018.
In this regard, the state Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a letter reimposing the prohibition on the manufacture, storage, distribution, transport or sale of tobacco, which is either flavoured, scented or mixed with any of the said additives.
FDA Maharashtra has been reimposing the bans for one-year period every year since 2012, a