(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE DELHI GAZETTE PART IV EXTRAORDINARY) — The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE DELHI GAZETTE PART IV EXTRAORDINARY) Department of Food Safety Government of NCT of Delhi 8 th Floor, Mayur Bhawan Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 Tel. No. 23413488, e-mail ID:cfss.delhi@nic.in No.F.211(17)DOFS/HQ/2017/12301-12321 Dated:13.04.2017 NOTIFICATION 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 ; WHEREAS, the said food articles if consumed will endanger human health and wellbeing 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 inte