FSSAI officials seize about 18,000 boxes of liquor bottles from Diageo India after finding alleged non-compliance with food-safety labelling rules for recycled plastic packaging. The seizure follows checks focused on whether certain bottles meet mandatory requirements for food-contact use.
According to reporting, the bottles carry markings indicating they are made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). However, outlets say the bottles lacked a government-mandated recycled PET symbol that is intended to signal that the packaging is food-grade. The differing coverage largely emphasizes the same core issue: the presence of PET-related markings without the specific regulatory recycled-PET marking required by FSSAI.
The sources agree this is part of a broader food-safety crackdown involving inspection and enforcement actions tied to packaging compliance. Details on the next steps, such as whether Diageo will challenge the findings or how the seized stock is handled beyond the seizure, are not described in the provided articles.
