Keeping the heat: I. Dhanaraju, Food Safety Officer, raided a petty shop selling tobacco and food products, on ‘World No Tobacco Day,’ in Puducherry on Thursday.
World No-Tobacco Day observed in Puducherry
On the occasion of World No-Tobacco Day, a team from the Food Safety department raided 50 shops across the city.
The team led by I. Dhanraju, Food Safety officer, seized 10 kg of gutkha and 100 kg of expired food products from a petty shop in Rangapillai Street.
Raids were conducted in shops on Anna Salai, Bussy Street, Kamaraj Salai, Lenin Street, MG Road and Rangapillai Street.
Fine up to a lakh
Mr. Dhanraju said the shopkeepers should refrain from selling banned tobacco products and out-of-date commodities.
They could face fines up to ₹1 lakh on seizure of such items, he added.
Consumers can lodge a complaint against the shopkeepers selling banned and expired products.
The government has also spread awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco.
“The public should cooperate with us and stop using banned products,” he said.
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