New specified warnings for all tobacco products have been issued by the Union Health Ministry. The amended rules will be applicable from December 1.
Gujarat Extends Ban on Tobacco Products
The Gujarat government extended the ban on the sale, stocking, production and distribution of Gutka as well as products containing tobacco and nicotine for another year.
The Gujarat government extended the ban on the sale, stocking, production and distribution of Gutka as well as products containing tobacco and nicotine for another year.
‘All tobacco products manufactured, imported, or packaged on or after December 1, 2022, will have to display with the textual Health Warning as 'TOBACCO CAUSES PAINFUL DEATH'.
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Those manufactured, imported, or packaged on or after December 1, 2023, will display another image with the textual health warning ’TOBACCO USERS DIE YOUNGER’.
Health Warnings on Tobacco Products
Any person engaged directly or indirectly in the manufacture, production, supply, import, or distribution of cigarettes or any tobacco products shall ensure that all packages will have the specified health warnings exactly as prescribed.The violation of the provision is a punishable offense with imprisonment or fine as prescribed in Section 20 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply, and Distribution) Act, 2003, said the Ministry.
Source-IANS
Assam Govt Imposes a Ban on Tobacco Products for 1 Year
Assam government banned the sale and manufacturing of pan masala and gutkha with nicotine in the state for one year.
Assam government banned the sale and manufacturing of pan masala and gutkha with nicotine in the state for one year.
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