BHOPAL: The officials of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) raided and sealed an illegal gutkha manufacturing unit at Cholla, where tobacco mixed gutkha products were being packed in plastic pouches.
According to FDA sources, four gunny sacks of supari, one sack each of kathta and zarsa along with 10 kg magnesium carbonate were confiscated. The factory was located in a rented house at Nav Jeevan colony and was operating illegally for the past six months, said an FDA inspector.
Selling of tobacco mixed gutkha was banned by the state government which came into effect from April 2012. Taking a serious note of the violation, the FDA inspectors booked owner Praveen Kumar Gupta under the Section 26 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Further charges would be imposed after a laboratory test report, which is expected within a fortnight.
According to FDA sources, four gunny sacks of supari, one sack each of kathta and zarsa along with 10 kg magnesium carbonate were confiscated. The factory was located in a rented house at Nav Jeevan colony and was operating illegally for the past six months, said an FDA inspector.
Selling of tobacco mixed gutkha was banned by the state government which came into effect from April 2012. Taking a serious note of the violation, the FDA inspectors booked owner Praveen Kumar Gupta under the Section 26 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Further charges would be imposed after a laboratory test report, which is expected within a fortnight.
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