PUNE: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) officials seized gutka worth Rs 66,250 from a grocery shop in Pimpri on Wednesday morning.
"We received a tip off following which our officials raided the shop around 7 am. The shop is located near Jhulelal Mandir, main bazaar in Pimpri. Banned products like gutka, paan masala, scented supari (areca nuts) and scented tobacco. We will lodge a complaint against the shop owner," said Shashikant Kekare, joint commissioner (food), FDA, Pune.
Food safety officer Ravindra Nagavekar, Ramakant Kulkarni, Parag Nalawade, Rajendra Kakade and Kiran Jadhav conducted the raid under the guidance of Dilip Sangat and S S Desai, both assistant commissioner (food).
Ever since the ban on gutka came into force in July 2012, the city unit of the FDA has seized gutka worth Rs 2.45 crore as part of raids conducted at 128 establishments.
After the state government's decision to extend the ban on the sale of gutka and paan masala by another year, the city unit of the FDA has started implementing the ban strictly and is set to take strict action against the offenders. The ban, which was imposed by the FDA from July 18, is not just limited to gutka and paan masala, but also includes the ingredients required for their preparation such as scented areca nuts and scented tobacco.
However, the ban excludes untreated tobacco and areca nuts, allowing for their manufacture, storage, distribution and sale.
"We received a tip off following which our officials raided the shop around 7 am. The shop is located near Jhulelal Mandir, main bazaar in Pimpri. Banned products like gutka, paan masala, scented supari (areca nuts) and scented tobacco. We will lodge a complaint against the shop owner," said Shashikant Kekare, joint commissioner (food), FDA, Pune.
Food safety officer Ravindra Nagavekar, Ramakant Kulkarni, Parag Nalawade, Rajendra Kakade and Kiran Jadhav conducted the raid under the guidance of Dilip Sangat and S S Desai, both assistant commissioner (food).
Ever since the ban on gutka came into force in July 2012, the city unit of the FDA has seized gutka worth Rs 2.45 crore as part of raids conducted at 128 establishments.
After the state government's decision to extend the ban on the sale of gutka and paan masala by another year, the city unit of the FDA has started implementing the ban strictly and is set to take strict action against the offenders. The ban, which was imposed by the FDA from July 18, is not just limited to gutka and paan masala, but also includes the ingredients required for their preparation such as scented areca nuts and scented tobacco.
However, the ban excludes untreated tobacco and areca nuts, allowing for their manufacture, storage, distribution and sale.
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