Cracking downThe chewable tobacco
products, worth Rs. 1.12 crore, were seized from a warehouse
Over 31 tonnes of chewable tobacco
products stored clandestinely in a warehouse were seized on Thursday.
Food Safety and Drug Administration
identified the storage of illegal tobacco products worth Rs.1.12 crores near a
facility of Central Warehousing Corporation on Suryanarayana Street near
Kalmandapam in Royapuram.
Since the ban on chewable tobacco
came into effect in May, the food safety department has cracked down on
business units that sell the products.
To circumvent this, wholesalers have
been storing products in residential properties over the past few months. Now,
wholesalers are trying innovative means to store the products, a Food Safety
official said.
“The screening of retail and
wholesale shops and warehouses will continue. We are now educating food
business operators in Chennai district,” the official said.
The State government banned the
manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of carcinogenic chewable forms of
tobacco based on a proposal submitted by the State Tobacco Control Cell.
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