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Liquor bottles in India to carry health warnings, April 1 onwards

The warnings on the label will be the same as that is in the case of cigarettes

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Liquor bottles in India to carry health warnings, April 1 onwards

The liquor bottles that usually contain big brand names to attract the buyers are now set to get labels carrying health warnings on them from April 1, 2019. Reports state that the warnings on the labels will ask consumers to not to drink and drive and that liquor consumption is harmful to the health.

The warnings on the label will be the same as that is in the case of cigarettes. India’s top food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a notification on the same on March 19, 2018, and has directed alcohol beverage manufacturers to put on labels with warnings such as “Consumption of alcohol is injuries to health” and “Be safe: Don’t drink and drive”.

FSSAI has given a years time to the food business operators to follow the new regulations that will kick in from April 1, 2019. According to a report, liquor bottles up to 200 ml, the letters on the label in capitals should not be less than 1.5 mm high and for the bottles larger than 200ml, the letters will be 3 mm tall.

Report further states that the new regulation is known as Food Safety and Standards (Alcohol Beverages Standards) Regulations, 2018. The chief executive officer FSSAI, Pawan Aggarwal said: “There were no labeling regulations created under the Act so far because of which the manufacturers used to follow the excise laws and standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards, now that the regulations are in place, they need to be strictly followed.”

The new regulations are applicable on distilled alcoholic beverages (brandy, country liquor, gin, rum, vodka and whiskey, liqueur or alcoholic cordial), wines, and beer. The labels will include the content of alcohol present in the bottle, allergen warnings. No nutritional data, no health claim, restriction on words such as “non-intoxicating” or words implying similar meaning on the label of beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.

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