FSSAI halts sales of select Old Monk, McDowell’s and other flavoured spirit variants
India’s food regulator has stopped sales of specified rum and whisky products over added flavouring and labelling concerns. Affected products may need to be relabelled as flavoured spirits; two manufacturers have conditional clearance to sell existing stock.
FSSAI halted sales of specified rum and whisky variants, including Old Monk and McDowell’s, over added rum/whisky flavouring and misleading labels. Products must be relabelled as flavoured spirits where applicable; two manufacturers have conditional clearance for existing stock.
Why this matters
The action extends a recent pattern that includes FSSAI barring three Old Monk variants over rum labelling and flavour rules, alongside Maharashtra shelf shortages during monsoon demand.
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