E-Cigarettes ban: Bombay HC seeks FDA, Maha govt's reply

Godfrey Phillips India Ltd filed a writ petition challenging FDA's action of seizing e-cigarettes manufactured by the company, in this regard, the Bombay High Court asked the state government and Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration to file their replies.

Maharashtra:The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed Maharashtra Government and Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration to file their replies in a case filed by Godfrey Phillips India Ltd challenging their action of seizing e-cigarettes manufactured by the company.

State FDA Commissioner directed a ban on storage, manufacture, sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in the State following an advisory issued by the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare to State governments dated August 28, 2018, for a ban on e-cigarettes.

On June 25, State FDA had conducted an inspection of the stock stored in warehouses of the petitioner company and seized e-cigarettes.

Pursuant to this, a show-cause notice was issued to the said company on July 6 for violating the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 and Drug and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

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