The food safety and drug administration department on
Saturday destroyed 2.6 tonnes of tobacco products confiscated in various
parts of the city in the past few weeks.
The banned products seized from areas such as Wall
Tax Road and Ayanavaram were destroyed following guidelines of Tamil
Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) after permission from Corporation
commissioner Vikram Kapur.
TNPCB had given guidelines
on the safe disposal of the products in a 12-foot-deep pit filled with
urea and cow dung. The plastic packaging of the products was removed
earlier.
However,16 tonnes of
chewable tobacco products seized from Central Railway Station on August 3
by the food safety and drug administration department is yet to be
destroyed. The seized products stored in Central Railway Station are
likely to be destroyed at the dumping yard next week.
Food safety officials plan to intensify an awareness drive among food business operators and disseminate information on the ban.
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