FSSAI action on three Old Monk variants sharpens India’s rum and whisky labelling rules
Three Old Monk variants have been barred nationwide over flavour-labelling concerns, according to Mint. The action reinforces FSSAI rules requiring products with artificial or nature-identical flavouring to be sold as rum-flavoured or whisky-flavoured spirits, rather than as rum or whisky.
FSSAI banned three Old Monk variants nationwide over deceptive flavour labelling, reinforcing that rum and whisky must derive their characteristic taste naturally. Products using added artificial or nature-identical flavours must be labelled as rum-flavoured or whisky-flavoured spirits.
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