{"id":10248,"date":"2026-04-29T11:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/fssai-fssai-proposes-plastic-free-packaging-for-pan-masala-gutka-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:24:21","slug":"fssai-fssai-proposes-plastic-free-packaging-for-pan-masala-gutka-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/fssai-fssai-proposes-plastic-free-packaging-for-pan-masala-gutka-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fssai: FSSAI proposes plastic-free packaging for pan masala, gutka | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130597533,imgsize-633307,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/130597533.jpg\" alt=\"FSSAI proposes plastic-free packaging for pan masala, gutka\" title=\".\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: In a significant move targeting single-use plastic in tobacco-related products, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fssai\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">FSSAI<\/a>) has proposed a complete shift to non-plastic packaging for pan masala, gutka and similar items.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>A draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018, released on Tuesday, mandates that these products be packed only in paper, paperboard, cellulose or other naturally derived materials. The draft explicitly bars the use of all plastics \u2014 including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, PVC and multilayer laminates \u2014 as well as aluminium foil or metallised layers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Officials said the proposed norms will apply across the board to both tobacco and non-tobacco variants of pan masala and related products.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The proposal goes further to prohibit the use of specific copolymers such as vinyl acetate\u2013maleic acid\u2013vinyl chloride in any packaging for gutka, pan masala and tobacco in all forms.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The changes have been introduced as an insertion in Schedule IV of the packaging regulations, which lists permissible materials for specific food categories. Pan masala has been added as a separate entry with strict material restrictions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The draft also aligns with existing plastic waste management rules, reinforcing that plastic packaging cannot be used for storage, packing or sale of these products.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The move comes against the backdrop of ongoing state-level restrictions on these products. As of 2026, several states \u2014 including Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat and Delhi \u2014 have banned the manufacture, sale, storage and distribution of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco or nicotine, with many renewing these prohibitions annually.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>FSSAI has invited objections and suggestions from stakeholders within 30 days of the notification. The authority said all feedback received within this period will be examined before finalising the amendment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>If notified, the move is expected to impact a large segment of the chewing tobacco and pan masala industry, which currently relies heavily on multilayer plastic sachets that are difficult to recycle and contribute significantly to litter.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The proposal signals a tighter regulatory push on both public health and environmental fronts, especially targeting products that are widely consumed and generate high-volume plastic waste.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/fssai-proposes-plastic-free-packaging-for-pan-masala-gutka\/articleshow\/130597545.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: In a significant move targeting single-use plastic in tobacco-related products, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a complete shift to non-plastic packaging for pan masala, gutka and similar items.A draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018, released on Tuesday, mandates that these products be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-country"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}