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1. Chewing Gum in Singapore. Spit it out! Since 1992, chewing gum — unless it’s medicinal — has been banned in Singapore, the city-state that’s sort of known as a neat freak and not a ...
Gutka street vendor, India. Gutka, ghutka, guṭkha is a type of betel quid and chewing tobacco preparation made of crushed areca nut (also called betel nut), tobacco, catechu, paraffin wax, slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and sweet or savory flavourings, in India, Pakistan, other Asian countries, and North America.
The Government of Maharashtra has banned the sale of manufactured chewing tobacco, including Mawa in July 2015. [11] [12] Mawa is prohibited in Pakistan. [13] [14] The Greater Chennai Police confiscated over 30 kg of banned tobacco, including 22 kg of gutkha and 9 kg of Mawa in February 2023. [15]
A chewing gum sales ban has been in place since 1992 in Singapore. It is currently not illegal to chew gum in Singapore , merely to import it and sell it, with certain exceptions. [ 22 ] Since 2004, an exception has existed for therapeutic, dental, and nicotine chewing gum , [ 23 ] which can be bought from a doctor or registered pharmacist.
You probably never think twice about popping a minty stick of gum in your mouth, but you would in Singapore, where chewing gum is illegal. And eating French fries without ketchup may seem strange ...
1. Ritz Crackers. Wouldn't ya know, a cracker that's all the rage in America is considered an outrage abroad. Ritz crackers are outlawed in several other countries, including the United Kingdom ...
It is the Bengali 'chewing gum', and usually for chewing, a few slices of the betel nut are wrapped in a betel leaf, almost always with sliced areca nuts and often with calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), and may include cinnamon, clove, cardamom, catechu (khoyer), grated coconut and other spices for extra flavouring.
After the ban was announced, the importation of chewing gum was immediately halted. After a transition period allowing shops to clear existing stock, the sale of chewing gum was completely banned, the penalties being fines of up to S$2,000 for those convicted of selling chewing gum as well as fines and/or jail terms for importers. Extant stocks ...