Nashik: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nashik has decided to make posters about the ill effects of tobacco and paste them at medical shops across the city and the district as a part of its awareness campaign against tobacco which started on Thursday.
The additional joint commissioner of FDA, Nashik, Bhushan Patil said, "this is part of our campaign against consumption of tobacco products. Last week we booked nearly 200 pan stalls and shops into the sale of tobacco product within 100 meter radius of schools. Now we are working on spreading awareness among people about the ill effects of tobacco products."
Patil said, "the drive is being conducted under the guidance of Harshadeep Kamble, commissioner, FDA, Mumbai and Harish Baijal, joint commissioner, vigilance, FDA, Mumbai. The 200 shops and pan stalls were booked under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) last week and a fine of Rs 42,000 was also collected by our drug inspectors and food safety officers."
On Thursday, a students' rally passed through different parts of the city to spread the message of the ill effects of tobacco . Nearly 300 students of two pharmacy colleges and the staff of FDA participated in the rally. On Friday, another rally was organised in the Nashik Road area with the help of school students. Officials said that the awareness spread through school students would help the students in the first place. Sankalp Group, an association of chemists in the Nashik Road area is assisting the FDA. in its awareness campaign.The awareness campaign, which started from Thursday would continue till Saturday, after which posters on ill effects of tobacco will be made and pasted near medical shops across the city and the district, said FDA officials.
FDA officials also added that the awareness rally against tobacco product was appreciated by all.
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