WHEREAS, Gutka, Pan Masala, Flavoured Scented Tobacco, Kharra and similar products containing tobacco by whatsoever name called

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 भारत सर कार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA एस.जी.-डी.एxलxx.G-अID.-H1x6x0x 72020-220549 SG-DLxx-ExG-1ID6E0x7x2x0 20-220549 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 129] दिल्ली, बुधवार, िुलाई 15, 2020/आषाढ़ 24, 1942 [रा.रा.रा.क्ष.ेदि. स.ं 65 No. 129] DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020/ASHADHA 24, 1942 [N.C.T.D. No. 65 भाग IV PART IV राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI [kk| laj{kk foHkkx vf/klwpuk fnYyh] 15 tqykbZ] 2020 la-Qk- ,Q 211¼17½@Mhvks,Q,l@,pD;w@2017@1293&1313-—tcfd] xqVdk] iku elkyk lqokflr@lqxfU/kr rEckdw ] [kjkZ vkSj blh izdkj ds vU; mRikn ftues a rEckdw gS] pkg s fdlh Hkh uke ls iqdkjk tk,] xzkgdkas ds LokLF; dks Hkkjh {kfr igqapk ldrs gSa vkSj ;s vkus okyh Hkkoh ihf<;+ ks a dh tSfod lajpuk es a ifjorZu djds mu ij izfrdwy izHkko Hkh Mky ldrs gSa; tcfd] rEckdw ] pkgs lqLokn] lqxfU/kr gks ;k vU; ?kVdkas tSls fudkVs hu] Hkkjh /kkrq] ,UVh&dsfdax ,tsaV ¼?kVdksa ds :Ik es a fo'ks’k :Ik ls vuqeRr lhek rd½ pkanh ds odZ ckbaMlZ dh lqLokn lqxU/k] lqxU/k] izfrcaf/kr jlk;u ds lkFk fefJr fd;k x;k gks ;k bu ?kVdksa es a dksbZ ,d ¼mDr ?kVd blds ckn lkefwgd :i ls ;k vyx :i ls tSlk lanHkZ esa visf{kr gks] mDr O;lu ds :i esa lanfHkZr gS½ [kkn~; laj{kk ,oa ekud vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 3 ds [kMa ¼¥½ ds vUrxZr ^^[kk| inkFkZ^^ gS; 3143 DG/2020 (1)[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2 tcfd] dsUnz ljdkj u s rEckdw vkSj fudkfsVu oky s mRiknks a dks [kk| laj{kk ,o a ekud ¼fu’ks| rFkk fcdzh ij izfrca/k½ fofu;e] 2011 ds fofu;e] 2-3-4 rFkk [kk| laj{kk ekud ¼[kk| mRikn ekud rFkk [kk| O;lu½] fofu;e] 2011 ds fofu;eksa 3-1-7 ds vUrxZr ,aVh dsfdax ,tsVa ¼foLrkfjr vuqefr ls ij½s esa izfrcaf/kr fd;k gS; tcfd] mDr [kk| inkFkksZa dk miHkksx ekuo LokLF; vkSj rna q:Lrh ds fy, gkfudkjd gksxk vkSj tcfd bu [kk| inkFkkZsa dks fcuk izfrc/a k ds vuqer fd;k tkrk gS rks ,slk djuk orZeku ,oa Hkkoh ihf<+;kas dh ranq:Lrh ls le>kSrk gksxk; tcfd] dkuuw ds v/khu rFkk tu LokLF; ds fgr es a ,ls s fdlh [kk| inkFkZ ds fofuekZ.k] HkaMkj.k] forj.k ;k fcdzh ij izfrca/k yxkus grs q vk;qDr] [kk| laj{kk mRrjnk;h gS vkSj tcfd [kk| laj{kk ,o a ekud vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 30¼2½¼d½ ds vUrxZr ;g vkns'k djus ds fy, fof/kor~ izkf/kd`r gS; vc blfy,] [kk| laj{kk rFkk ekud vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 30 dh mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds [kMa ¼d½ ds }kjk iznRr bu “kfDr;ksa dk iz;kxs djrs gq,] v/kksgLrk{kjh] vk;qDr ¼ [kk| laj{kk½] jk’Vªh; jkt/kkuh {ks= fnYyh] jk’Vªh; jkt/kkuh {ks= fnYyh esa ljdkjh jkti= es a bl vf/klwpuk ds izdk'ku dh frfFk ls ,d o’kZ dh vof/k ds fy, rEckdw ds fofuekZ.k] HkaMkj.k] forj.k ;k fcdzh dk tu LokLF; ds fgr es a izfrcaf/kr djrk gS] tks mDr O;olu es a fdlh ds lkFk ;k rk s lqxfU/kr] lqokflr ;k fefJr dh xbZ gks vkSj pkgs xqVdk] iku elkyk] lqxaf/kr] lqokflr rEckdw ;k [kjkZ ds uke ls ;k :i gks ;k vU;Fkk fdlh Hkh uke ls iqdkjk tk, pkgs ;g iSdst es a gks ;k fcuk iSdst ds gks rFkk@vFkok ,d mRikn ds :i es a cps h xbZ gks] vFkok iSdst es a vyx mRiknksa ds :i esa csph ;k forfjr bl izdkj ls dh tk; rkfd lsou djus ds fy, miHkksDrk }kjk lqfo/kkiqoZd feyk;k tk ldsA jk"Vªh; jkt/kkuh {k=s fnYyh ds mijkT;iky ds vkns'k ls rFkk muds uke ij] Mh-,u- flag] vk;qDr ¼[kk| laj{kk½ DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SAFETY NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 15th July, 2020 No. F. 211(17)/DOFS/HQ/2017/1293-1313.—WHEREAS, Gutka, Pan Masala, Flavoured / Scented Tobacco, Kharra and similar products containing tobacco by whatsoever name called, cause damage to the health of consumers and their adverse impact could also lead to alterations of the genetic make-up of future generations; WHEREAS, tobacco, whether flavoured, scented or mixed with other ingredients such as heavy metals, anti- caking agents (except to the extent specifically permitted as ingredients), silver leaf, binders, flavours, scents, fragrances, prohibited chemicals, or any one of these ingredients (the said ingredients are hereafter collectively or individually, as the context requires, referred to as “the said additives”) are “food” under clause (j) of section 3 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; WHEREAS, the Central Government has prohibited products containing tobacco and nicotine under regulation 2.3.4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 and anti- caking agents (beyond the extent permitted) under regulation 3.1.7 of The Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 ;[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3 WHEREAS, the said food articles if consumed will endanger human health and well-being and whereas if consumption of these food articles is allowed without prohibition the well being of current and future generations will be compromised; WHEREAS, under the law and in the interest of public health, Commissioner Food Safety is responsible for prohibiting in the interest of public health the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of any article of food, and whereas the undersigned is duly authorized under section 30(2)(a) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, to make this order ; Therefore, in exercise of these powers conferred by clause (a) of sub section (2) of section 30 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the undersigned, Commissioner (Food Safety), National Capital Territory of Delhi, prohibit in the interest of public health for a period of one year from the date of publication of this Notification in the official gazette, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi the manufacture, storage, distribution, or sale of tobacco which is either flavoured, scented or mixed with any of the said additives, and whether going by the name or form of gutka, pan masala, flavoured/scented tobacco, kharra, or otherwise by whatsoever name called, whether packaged or unpackaged and/or sold as one product, or though packaged as separate products, sold or distributed in such a manner so as to easily facilitate mixing by the consumer. By Order and in the Name of Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, D. N. SINGH, Commissioner (Food Safety) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.