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The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state to impose a ban on the sale/stocking of 25 junk food items in plastic packaging in the state from January 26 2014. Dismissing a bunch of petitions filed by manufacturers and others wherein they had challenged a notification issued by the state vide which it had banned these items in plastic packaging, a Division Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice VK Sharma directed the state to ensure ban on storage, supply, sale and entry of non-essential food items packaged in plastic/ non-biodegradable materials from January 26 2014. This excludes drinking water (both packed and mineral). The Bench further directed the state government to ensure that edible oils/fats should not be sold in plastic bottles/pouches and should be packed in tin containers. It said from March 31 2014, milk and milk products, edible oils/fats, fruits and vegetable products and meat products would be manufactured, transported, sold, packaged and distributed as per regulations of the Food Safety and Standards Regulations.