FSSAI intensifies crackdown on food safety and labeling violations in India

FSSAI enforcement food safety regulations misleading labeling alcohol industry crackdown food adulteration

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a widespread enforcement campaign targeting labeling inaccuracies, hygiene violations, and food adulteration across various sectors.

In the alcohol industry, FSSAI warned Diageo that claims regarding the maturation of Royal Challenge Whisky in American oak casks were misleading, as much of the product consists of non-matured spirit. The regulator also prohibited sales of several Diageo and Inbrew brands due to the use of artificial flavoring instead of proper aging. Manufacturers of Old Monk and McDowell's No. 1 have challenged these prohibition orders in the Bombay High Court.

In the food sector, FSSAI directed PIE Foods to cease sales of monk fruit sweetener products due to licensing and labeling violations. Additionally, the licenses of VKC Nuts and Chheda Specialities were suspended following inspections that revealed severe hygiene failures, including pest infestations and mold.

Regional enforcement in Maharashtra saw the FDA seize adulterated cooking oil worth Rs 1.93 crore in Beed district and impose a ban on unstandardized analogue paneer. Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court reprimanded the Maharashtra FDA for its decision to cancel Amazon Retail India's food license, characterizing the move as excessive.

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AWL Agri Business Limited · AWL Agri Business Ltd · Amazon Retail India · Diageo · Diageo India (United Spirits) · Food Safety and Standards Authority of India · Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) · Fortune sunflower oil · Inbrew · Madhya Pradesh · Monk Fruit Extract Sweetener · Monk Fruit Sweetener

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[○ 1 SOURCE] AWL Agri Business Ltd was penalized for selling substandard fortified Fortune sunflower oil in Goa. www.orissapost.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Maharashtra FDA seized adulterated cooking oil worth Rs 1.93 crore in Beed district. indtoday.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Bombay High Court criticized the Maharashtra FDA for its decision to cancel Amazon Retail India's food license. odishabytes.com
[● 7 SOURCES] FSSAI prohibited sales of Diageo's Royal Challenge and Antiquity Blue Whisky, and Inbrew's Bagpiper Deluxe and Old Cask Deluxe, due to the use of artificial flavoring. wdez.com · wixx.com · wkzo.com · wxerfm.com · kfgo.com · +2 more
[● 7 SOURCES] The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a warning to Diageo regarding misleading maturation claims on Royal Challenge Whisky labels. wdez.com · wixx.com · wkzo.com · wxerfm.com · kfgo.com · +2 more
[○ 1 SOURCE] Manufacturers of Old Monk and McDowell's No. 1 rum challenged FSSAI's prohibition orders in the Bombay High Court. www.livelaw.in
[● 2 SOURCES] FSSAI directed PIE Foods to stop sales of monk fruit sweetener products due to licensing and labeling violations. samacharnama.com · www.ibc24.in
[○ 1 SOURCE] FSSAI suspended the licenses of VKC Nuts Private Ltd and Chheda Specialities Foods due to hygiene and safety violations. bhaskarlive.in