DODA, April 19 -- In a decisive step to safeguard public health, particularly among school-going children, the Additional District Magistrate Doda Anil Kumar Thakur imposed an immediate ban on the storage, sale, display and distribution of the tobacco based product "Cool Lip" in the district. The decision follows rising concerns over the increasing availability of the product to minors, especially around educational institutions. Cool Lip, which contains filtered tobacco, has been found in shops near schools, raising serious oral health and addiction-related risks. The ban order cites clause 2.3.4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011, which prohibits the use of tobacco and nicotine as ing...