Port Blair, Nov 25: All the Food Business Operators in A&N Islands who were involved in storage, stock, sale, distribution of tobacco products are hereby warned once again not to stock any contraband tobacco products in any place i.e; food business premises, their residential place and in any place on or behalf of the FBOs as that the Food Safety Officers along with the staff of respective District Administration and Police are in search and raid of shops and business establishment or on their residential places in A&N Islands. The Food Safety Officer u/s 41 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 is empowered to search any place, seize any article of food or adulterant, if there is a reasonable doubt about them being involved in commission of any offence relating to food.
Further all Food Business Operators, Petty shops and hawking units are also advised not to sell contraband tobacco products and if found guilty, action under relevant sections of FSS Act’2006 will be initiated which includes closure of Food Business Units.
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