Old Monk hi ‘flavored rum’ a ni, ‘RUM’ anga hralh theih a ni lo - FSSAI
ZALEN September 07, 2026 : Food Safety Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) chuan Old Monk ‘Rum’ anga chhal chu a dik loh thu Bombay High Court hnenah an hrilh.
FSSAI chuan Old Monk XXX Rum-ah hian neutral spirit leh artificial flavor telh a ni a. A bur a "7 years old blended" tia inziak chu thil dik lo a nih thu an sawi a, neutral spirit chu a tam zawk niin, matured spirit erawh chu 5% vel chiah telh a ni thung avangin Old Monk XXX Rum hi sub-standard a nih thu an thlen a, a lo berah Rum-flavoured Spirit emaw whisky-flavoured spirit anga sawi theih a nih thu an tarlang.
Division Bench, Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge leh Justice Gautam Ankhad-te chuan he thubuai hi an ngaihtuah a, flavored rum reng rengah chuan a burah chiang tak a flavoured emaw premix rum tia tarlan zel tur a nih thu FSSAI chuan an sawi a. "7 years old blended" tia an tarlan avang hian food safety and standards (Alcoholic Beverages) regulation, 2018 regulation 1.3.7 a bawhchhia niin an sawi.
Old Monk siamtu company, Mohan Rocky Springwater Pvt Ltd tana ding Senior Advocate Navroz Seervai chuan Old Monk burah chuan "Added Flavour" emaw "Flavoured Rum" anga tarlan an remtih thu an sawi a. Company chuan a bur a "7 years old blended" tia an tarlan chu paih an remtih thu court an hriattir bawk.
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