India Food Labeling: Why Warning Labels Were Dropped

NEW DELHI, India — India’s food-safety regulator has abandoned a push for prominent color-coded health warnings on the front of packaged food and drinks after a tense meeting with industry executives in March, according to recordings and documents reviewed by Reuters.

India Bars Sale of Some Diageo and Inbrew Liquor Brands Over Artificial Flavouring Concerns

India’s food safety regulator has restricted the sale of several popular whisky and rum brands produced by Diageo’s Indian unit and Inbrew Beverages after tests found the presence of external artificial or nature-identical flavouring substances in the products. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said the products did not meet required standards because flavours were being added to replicate characteristics that should come from natural ingredients or ageing processes.