Bengaluru, Aug 12 (PTI) The Division of Meals Security and Drug Administration has issued a notification prohibiting the sale and distribution of merchandise containing tobacco and/or nicotine in Karnataka within the curiosity of public well being, officers mentioned on Wednesday.
The notification, dated August 10, 2026, will stay in pressure throughout the State for one 12 months from the date of its issuance, they mentioned.
The Meals Security Division of the Division of Meals Security and Drug Administration, Well being and Household Welfare Division, Government of Karnataka, is enterprise stringent enforcement measures in opposition to merchandise containing tobacco and/or nicotine, officers mentioned.
Particular inspection and enforcement operations are being carried out below the management of Meals Security Officers, focusing on the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of gutkha, pan masala and different prohibited merchandise containing tobacco and/or nicotine, they mentioned.
“In train of the powers conferred below Part 30(2)(a) of the Meals Security and Requirements Act, 2006 and Regulation 2.3.4 of the Meals Security and Requirements (Prohibition and Restrictions on Gross sales) Laws, 2011, the Division of Meals Security and Medication Administration has issued a Authorities Notification dated 10-08-2026,” Srinivas Okay, Commissioner, Division of Meals Security and Medication Administration, mentioned in an announcement.
The notification prohibits the sale and distribution of merchandise containing tobacco and nicotine in Karnataka within the curiosity of public well being, he mentioned.
The division has appealed to the general public to tell the involved authorities if they arrive throughout the manufacture, sale or distribution of prohibited tobacco and nicotine merchandise and to increase their cooperation in constructing a wholesome and addiction-free Karnataka.
