How dangerous tobacco and pan masala are for health can be gauged from the fact that the companies selling it write on their packets that eating tobacco causes cancer. Despite this, people do not stop eating them and say that if the government cares so much about us then why does it not ban tobacco. The government has banned tobacco many times but despite this people sell it illegally at high prices. Recently the Uttar Pradesh government has banned the sale of tobacco and pan masala, after which questions are arising in the minds of people whether the government will ban the sale of mouth fresheners as well. So let us answer your questions.
Uttar Pradesh government issued new rules
The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a big decision from June 1. Under which, the problems of those who consume gutkha and those who sell it have increased. New rules have been implemented by the Uttar Pradesh State Food Safety Department to completely rein in tobacco. Let us tell you that the government had banned gutkha in Uttar Pradesh in 2013. But despite this, companies started packaging paan masala in separate packaging and tobacco in separate packaging. But now the Uttar Pradesh government has banned the sale of paan masala and tobacco together in the same shop. Neither can any shopkeeper store them together, if anyone is found doing so, he can be fined Rs 2 lakh and jailed for 6 months.
There will be no ban on tobacco free mouth fresheners
In Uttar Pradesh, shopkeepers have been banned from selling pan masala and tobacco. But not only these things are banned. Rather, if any shopkeeper is found storing these things. That is, if a shopkeeper stores tobacco and pan masala in his shop in advance thinking that he will be able to sell them later. If someone is found doing this. Then he will also be fined. However, the government has not imposed any ban on the sale of tobacco free mouth freshener.
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