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The Erode territory medication has warned that strict enactment volition beryllium taken against shops selling banned baccy products crossed the district.
A merchandise from Collector S. Kandasamy said the State authorities has prohibited the merchantability of gutkha, cookware masala containing baccy oregon nicotine, and different akin products crossed Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, assorted departments are conducting associated inspections successful shops to enforce the ban.
From January 2025 till date, 807 shops in the territory were booked for selling banned items, and fines totalling ₹2.17 crore were imposed. The collected magnitude has been remitted to the authorities account. A full of 4,452 kg of seized baccy products were destroyed astatine the Corporation’s compost yard.
The merchandise stated that a store on Jeevanandam Street successful Kollampalayam was sealed aft it was recovered violating the prohibition for the 3rd time. The shop’s licence was besides cancelled, and orders were issued by the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department.
Special teams proceed to inspect shops, petty outlets and commercialized establishments, including those astatine autobus stands and different nationalist places, to curb the merchantability of prohibited baccy products.
The nationalist is urged to study violations by calling 0424-2223545 or 94440 42322, and contiguous enactment volition beryllium taken, the merchandise added.
