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Ban on gutkha and pan masala in Maharashtra from tomorrow

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

This was stated by Food and Drugs Administration Minister Manohar Naik.

The decision to impose the ban on these two tobacco-based products was taken by state cabinet last week as their consumption leads to oral cancer.

The state had earlier twice tried to stop the sale of gutkha near schools and colleges, but the decisions were stayed by the courts.

  

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First Published: Jul 19 2012 | 9:35 PM IST

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