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Uttarakhand bans gutka and pan masala for one year
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Which law lets a State ban gutka for one year? The FSS Act, 2006 power Prelims tests
Uttarakhand's Food Safety department has prohibited the sale of gutka and pan masala in the State for one year. Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, a State's Commissioner of Food Safety can prohibit a food item in the public interest for up to one year.
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What you need to know
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Uttarakhand's Food Safety department has prohibited the sale of gutka and pan masala in the State for one year.
Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, a State's Commissioner of Food Safety can prohibit a food item in the public interest for up to one year.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Uttarakhand's Food Safety department has banned the sale of gutka and pan masala in the State for one year.
- The ban rests on the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Act).
- A State's Commissioner of Food Safety can prohibit a food item in the public interest for up to one year.
- The FSS Act, 2006 is administered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the Union Health Ministry.
- Health is a State subject entry in the Constitution's Seventh Schedule, so States can act through their own food safety machinery.
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How the exam will ask it
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- The Commissioner of Food Safety of a State may prohibit the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of a food item in the public interest for a period of up to one year.
- The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 consolidated earlier food laws such as the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
- The FSSAI, the central regulator under the FSS Act, is a statutory body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS-II (Health, regulation) and GS-II (federalism). Tobacco-linked chewables cause a heavy oral cancer burden, and the FSS Act lets a State Commissioner impose time-limited bans, which many States renew each year. Such yearly bans face enforcement gaps and the shift to substitutes, so the way forward is stronger inspections, a coordinated inter-State approach, and awareness and cessation support.
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ಆಹಾರ ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಕಾಯ್ದೆ, 2006ರ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ, ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಆಹಾರ ಸುರಕ್ಷತಾ ಆಯುಕ್ತರು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಹಿತದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಒಂದು ಆಹಾರ ಪದಾರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಗರಿಷ್ಠ ಎಷ್ಟು ಅವಧಿಗೆ ನಿಷೇಧಿಸಬಹುದು?
- ಮೂರು ತಿಂಗಳು
- ಆರು ತಿಂಗಳು
- ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷ
- ಎರಡು ವರ್ಷ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ. ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಆರೋಗ್ಯದ ಹಿತದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಆಹಾರ ಸುರಕ್ಷತಾ ಆಯುಕ್ತರು ಗರಿಷ್ಠ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದವರೆಗೆ ಇಂತಹ ನಿಷೇಧ ಹೇರಲು ಕಾಯ್ದೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.
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