HC stays FSSAI ban on pre-packed whisky, rum of Khargone firmThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed an FSSAI order banning whisky and rum sales. This interim order was passed on August 6, preventing...
14 Aug, 2026, 10.32 PM IST
Diageo India unit tells court rum ban lacked due process: ReportUnited Spirits challenges a government ban on its popular rum in Maharashtra. The company argues the prohibition order was issued without f...
11 Aug, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Inspectors seize thousands of Diageo whisky, vodka bottles in food safety crackdownIndian inspectors seized approximately eighteen thousand boxes of Diageo liquor bottles. These bottles allegedly lacked required markings f...
11 Aug, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
FSSAI crackdown sends food, beverage firms back to drawing boardAmid heightened regulatory scrutiny, Indian food and beverage companies are taking steps to update product labels and advertising claims. R...
08 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
India warned Diageo that its whisky's 'matured in American oak casks' claim was misleadingIndia's food safety regulator has warned Diageo about misleading whisky maturation claims. The FSSAI stated that most of the product was no...
08 Aug, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
India bans sale of some Diageo, Inbrew whiskies and rum over flavouringIndia's food safety regulator has banned popular whiskies and rums from Diageo and Inbrew. These beverages were found to use artificial fla...
03 Aug, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
FSSAI names United Spirits, INBREW in crackdown over added flavours voilation in alco-bev productsThe FSSAI has issued notices to several liquor manufacturers for adding artificial flavors. These companies are accused of imitating natura...
02 Aug, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
FSSAI cracks down on liquor makers over flavour additives, misleading age claimsIndia's food regulator FSSAI has issued notices to beverage companies. These notices address the unauthorized use of added flavors in alcoh...
09 Jul, 2026, 07.55 PM IST
SC directs FSSAI to consider front-of-pack warningsIn a pivotal ruling, the Supreme Court has called on the FSSAI to evaluate the implementation of clear warning labels on packaged foods. Th...
10 Feb, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Liquor bottles may carry stronger health warnings; FSSAI in talksThe FSSAI is in early discussions with liquor companies to implement new warning labels on alcohol bottles. Bombay High Court also issued a...
04 Feb, 2025, 11.12 PM IST
Amid protests on lifting prohibition, Manipur issues draft liquor policyAiming to generate employment and increase the revenue of the state, the draft policy issued on Tuesday night said it was seeking to addres...
05 Oct, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
Food Safety Authority comes out with new regulations for beer and breadThe food authority had in 2018 notified a separate regulation for alcoholic drinks called the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverage...
16 Feb, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Alcoholic beverage makers to seek approvals for new labelling norms: FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had last year issued a regulation on alcoholic beverages and the same became effec...
04 Apr, 2019, 06.19 PM IST
FSSAI mulling pictorial warning on liquor bottlespictorial messages will serve as an alert or reminder to road users about the hazards of drunk driving and help in reducing the risk of roa...
24 Jul, 2017, 08.56 PM IST
Regulator steps in: Whisky will be whisky, not rumThe draft regulations define an alcoholic beverage as a “beverage or a liquor or brew containing more than 0.5% ethyl alcohol (ethanol) by ...
14 Sep, 2016, 06.00 PM IST
New labelling guidelines hit F&B industry hard ahead of the festival seasonWith Diwali just around the corner, liquor majors and restaurants are in a blue funk over their depleted stocks of imported premium liquor.
28 Sep, 2014, 03.22 AM IST
FSSAI head K Chandramouli unlikely to get extensionHealth minister Harsh Vardhan has turned down Chandramouli’s request for term extension, and will invite fresh applications for the post.
17 Sep, 2014, 04.36 AM IST