Why in News?
Karnataka imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, transport, distribution and sale of gutkha, pan masala and similar products containing tobacco or nicotine.
Key Details
The order targets food products such as gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco or nicotine; it should not be read as a blanket ban on every tobacco product.
The restriction applies across the supply chain, from manufacture and storage to distribution and sale.
The measure has been issued as a public-health action under the food-safety framework.
Exam Connect
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 → established FSSAI
FSSAI → Ministry of Health & Family Welfare