The nation’s apex meals security regulator has requested web sites promoting meals merchandise to make sure that drinks or pre-mixes corresponding to Bournvita, Complan and Horlicks aren’t obtainable underneath the ‘well being drink’ or ‘vitality drink’ class.
The Meals Security and Requirements Authority of India (FSSAI) mentioned it will be sure that individuals are not misled.
This will probably be relevant to all web sites and apps that promote meals merchandise corresponding to meals supply purposes like Swiggy or Zomato, grocery supply apps corresponding to Blinkit or Zepto, in addition to basic e-commerce web sites corresponding to Amazon.
“This corrective motion goals to reinforce readability and transparency concerning the character and useful properties of the merchandise, making certain that buyers could make well-informed selections with out encountering deceptive info,” FSSAI mentioned in a press release.
FSSAI mentioned these are licensed as proprietary meals as there isn’t any class known as well being drinks underneath the act that governs meals merchandise within the nation.
“Proprietary gadgets are primarily those who use components for which security requirements exist within the legislation, however not for the formulation as an entire. As there isn’t any class known as well being drinks, the drinks shouldn’t be categorised as such on web sites as a result of it could mislead individuals,” mentioned an official.