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.
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Old Monk, McDowell’s Manufacturers Challenge FSSAI Order in Bombay High Court
MUMBAI, India — The manufacturers of Old Monk and McDowell’s No. 1 Celebration Matured Rum have approached the Bombay High Court after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) prohibited the manufacture and sale of fresh stocks of the two rum brands. The companies are challenging the validity of the prohibition orders before the court.
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.