Sale, storage, manufacture and distribution of all types of food products containing tobacco or nicotine has been banned across the state
Punjab on Monday ordered a complete ban on the sale, storage, manufacture and distribution of tobacco-based products, gutka (tobacco-laced areca nut pieces) and pan masala in the state.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had approved the proposal of the state Health and Family Welfare Department for banning such products across the state, he said, reports IANS.
"This has been done in the larger interest of public health. The chewing of gutka, pan masala and other tobacco products was a potent health hazard and responsible for deadly disease of cancer especially of mouth and throat.
These products were earlier banned only in the districts of Amritsar, Ropar, Mohali and Mansa as these have famous religious shrines.
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