Old Monk Sales Ban: Rum Maker Withdraws Court Plea, Agrees To Revise Labels After FSSAI Objections

Old Monk Sales Ban: Rum Maker Withdraws Court Plea, Agrees To Revise Labels After FSSAI Objections

MENAFN- Live Mint) Mohan Rocky Springwater Breweries Pvt Ltd, the maker of the Old Monk rum brand, has withdrawn its petition before the Bombay High Court challenging a sales restriction imposed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over the labelling and product descriptions of certain variants.

FSSAI had objected to the use of the term "rum" on products containing added flavouring agents, directing that they be labelled and marketed as "rum-flavoured spirit" instead. The regulator had also raised concerns over descriptions such as "7 Years Old Blended" and "Very Old Vatted".

The authority had barred the sale and distribution of several Old Monk products manufactured at the company's Khopoli facility.

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