On the day the year-long ban on the sale and consumption of gutka and paan masala in the state came into effect, authorities of the food and drug administration (FDA) started a crackdown from their own backyard.
FDA authorities began a ward-wise inspection from Bandra — where their office is situated — and Colaba on Friday. “On the first day of the crackdown, a team of six assistant commissioners and 20 food inspectors was deputed to randomly pay a visit to pre-identified roadside stalls and shops in Bandra and Colaba to inspect whether the vendors were illegally hoarding and selling gutka and paan masala,” said FDA commissioner Mahesh Zagade.
Till late evening, the FDA had raided 14 shops in Bandra. A total of 127 sachets of gutka and 72 sachets of paan masala, worth over Rs1,000, were seized, said FDA joint commissioner (food) Suresh Deshmukh.
Errant vendors are being booked under sections 2.3.4 and 3.1.7 of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulation, 2011 and section 30 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Over 200 food inspectors in 35 districts have been deputed to enforce the ban.
FDA authorities began a ward-wise inspection from Bandra — where their office is situated — and Colaba on Friday. “On the first day of the crackdown, a team of six assistant commissioners and 20 food inspectors was deputed to randomly pay a visit to pre-identified roadside stalls and shops in Bandra and Colaba to inspect whether the vendors were illegally hoarding and selling gutka and paan masala,” said FDA commissioner Mahesh Zagade.
Till late evening, the FDA had raided 14 shops in Bandra. A total of 127 sachets of gutka and 72 sachets of paan masala, worth over Rs1,000, were seized, said FDA joint commissioner (food) Suresh Deshmukh.
Errant vendors are being booked under sections 2.3.4 and 3.1.7 of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulation, 2011 and section 30 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Over 200 food inspectors in 35 districts have been deputed to enforce the ban.
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