Excelsior Correspondent
DODA, Apr 19: The authorities here banned the storage, sale, display and distribution of ‘Cool Lip’, a smokeless tobacco product.
In an order, Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Doda, Anil Kumar Thakur announced the ban as a decisive step to safeguard public health, particularly among school-going children.
Pouches of Cool Lip, which contain filtered tobacco, were found in shops near schools, raising serious oral health and addiction-related risks.
The order cites different clauses of Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011, which prohibits the use of tobacco and nicotine as ingredients in any food product, as well as earlier prohibitory measures issued under SRO 68 dated March 6, 2013, in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Senior Superintendent of Police, Chief Education Officer, all Tehsildars, Naib-Tehsildars and designated food safety officials have been directed to ensure strict enforcement of the ban.
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