It is a welcome step on the part of the Kerala Government to ban food products containing tobacco in the interest of public health. Stringent action would be taken against those who violate the ban. The increasing incidence of gutka-induced diseases like oral cancer and other diseases are rampant in youngsters, particularly school children and hence an immediate alert on the part of police is needed to stop gutka selling.
The notification banning tobacco products has been made under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Regulation Act, 2011 and this act should be extended to the advertisement and sale of ayurvedic products as health drinks. False claims such as growth of hair on bald head and others should be seriously looked into and immediate action must be taken. This I say because every human body is unique machine and the medicinal product to one is poison to other. An acute diabetic person should not use sugared tonics. People trusted on fake channel ads consume certain ayurvedic products and succumb to hazardous effect of wrong health products.
K A Solaman
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