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FSSAI asks ecommerce platforms to stop using 'health drink' and 'energy drink' labels for malt based drinks..
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has instructed all ecommerce companies not to label dairy-based, cereal-based, or malt-based beverages as 'health drink' or 'energy drink'..
This is because the term 'health drink' isn't defined in the country's food laws, and 'energy drink' refers specifically to flavored water-based drinks, both carbonated and non-carbonated, under the laws...
Therefore, it has advised all ecommerce Food Business Operators (FBOs) to correct this by removing or delinking such drinks or beverages from the categories of 'Health Drinks / Energy Drinks'...
Additionally, the term 'Energy Drinks' is only permitted for use on products like carbonated and non-carbonated water-based flavored drinks...
