Uttarakhand bans gutkha, tobacco and nicotine-containing food products for one year

Uttarakhand has banned the manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of gutkha, pan masala and other food products containing tobacco or nicotine across the state for one year.

The order has been issued by Uttarakhand Food Safety and Drug Administration Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey citing public health.

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The ban applies to all such products, irrespective of the name under which they are sold. It has been imposed under Regulation 2.3.4 of the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011. It will remain in effect for one year from the date of the order.

Earlier, Karnataka had imposed a similar one-year ban in August 2026, prohibiting the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of gutka, pan masala and other food products containing tobacco or nicotine.

Odisha had also issued a similar order in January 2026, strengthening their restrictions first introduced in the state in 2013.