How effective is gutka (a smokeless tobacco) ban in West Bengal, India? A case study

Background Under the India's food legislation, adding tobacco or nicotine to anything that is consumed is prohibited, following this in May 2014, the Ministry of Health announced a ban on the sale of gutka, a popular packaged mixture comprising betelnut, condiment, lime and tobacco mixture....

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Main Authors: Nirmalya Mukherjee, Biswajit Pal, Somenath Ghosh, Sonu Goel, Pranay Lal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/How-effective-is-gutka-a-smokeless-tobacco-ban-in-West-Bengal-India-A-case-study,84190,0,2.html