Tobacco and nicotine in food products illegal

The Gazette Notification of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India dated 1 August 2011, vide Regulation 2.3.4 states: "Tobacco and nicotine shall not be used as ingredients in any food products." 

Going by this, use of tobacco in the gutka and pan masala, which is estimated at around Rs.10,000 crore in the country, is illegal.

Tribune, 22 February 2012

Asian Age, 22 February 2012