UDUPI: Despite a state government order banning Gutka and Pan Masala sale seven months ago, the truth is that the banned products are still blatantly sold in various shops in the district. In fact the people here have never felt that these goods have been banned.
Moreover, though the district administration had constituted a 14 member squad to oversee the effective implementation of the government rule, so far this squad had not organised even a single raid during the past seven months.
Even the Health Department is facing shortage of staff in Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala and this is cited as one of the reasons for the failure of the squad to conduct any raid.
Meanwhile, Dr Praveen Kumar, Officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority has said the Authority had sought the permission of the Deputy Commissioner to conduct a raid on shops selling the banned product. Raids may follow no sooner permission is granted,” he said.
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