Bournvita is no longer a 'health drink': All you need to know about Centre's decision
safefoodmitra.com · 2024-04-15 15:07:40
The central government has sent a notice to all e-commerce companies ordering them to stop listing drinks and beverages under the 'health drinks' category on their portals.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had earlier written to the Commerce and Industry Ministry on this issue.
The Commerce and Industry Ministry then wrote in an advisory to all e-commerce companies that, "National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a statutory body constituted under section (3) of the Commission of Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act 2005 after its inquiry under Section 14 of CRPC Act 2005 concluded that there is no 'health drink' defined under FSS Act 2006, rules and regulations submitted by FSSAI and Mondelez India Food Pvt Ltd."
On April 10, in a letter the Ministry of Commerce mentioned that Bournvita along with other drinks to be excluded from the category as under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act 2006, there's no definition of a 'health drink'.