ERODE: Food safety officials have seized banned gutka products worth Rs 3 lakh from a godown at Perundurai here on Saturday evening. They have also seized a van that was parked on the godown premises with tobacco items in it.
Dr T Kalaivani, district designated food officer, said they have seized 210kg banned tobacco products from the Kannan grocery store at Perundurai. “We carried out a search at the store based on a tip that it had stocked a large quality of banned gukta products for sales in retail market.”
During the raid, food safety found banned tobacco products in its godown and a van parked on its premises. The officials have collected samples of the seized items and sent them for lab test.
“The accused will be produced in court and action will be initiated against them shortly,” Kalaivani told TOI.
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