{"id":1280832,"date":"2024-04-13T15:01:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T09:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1280832"},"modified":"2024-04-13T15:04:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T09:34:00","slug":"bournvita-is-not-a-health-drink-declares-govt-issues-directives-for-ecommerce-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/bournvita-is-not-a-health-drink-declares-govt-issues-directives-for-ecommerce-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"Bournvita Is Not A Health Drink, Declares Govt; Issues Directives For Ecommerce Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Ministry Issues Advisory to Ensure Proper Categorization of Food Products<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to concerns raised by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/india\/govt-asks-e-commerce-websites-to-remove-bournvita-from-healthy-drinks-section-12632461.html\">instructed<\/a> all e-commerce companies to remove drinks and beverages, including popular brands like Bournvita, from the category of &#8216;health drinks&#8217; on their platforms. The move aims to address misclassifications of food products and ensure clarity and transparency in consumer choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-13-at-3.00.05\u202fPM-1024x476.png\" alt=\"Bournvita Is Not A Health Drink, Declares Govt; Issues Directives For Ecommerce Firms\" class=\"wp-image-1280833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-13-at-3.00.05\u202fPM-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-13-at-3.00.05\u202fPM-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-13-at-3.00.05\u202fPM-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-13-at-3.00.05\u202fPM-1536x714.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-13-at-3.00.05\u202fPM.png 1798w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FSSAI&#8217;s Call for Corrective Action<\/strong> <em>Prompting E-commerce Firms to Rectify Misclassifications<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following observations of misclassification of food products on e-commerce platforms, particularly those labeled under &#8216;proprietary food,&#8217; the FSSAI has urged e-commerce companies to rectify this discrepancy. 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