“Your existing stock will be sold,” the Delhi High Court told PepsiCo and Monster Beverages, allowing them to sell stock already labelled as energy drink while barring fresh manufacture under that descriptor until the next hearing. New Delhi: Staying coercive action against them in their challenge to directions of the Food Safety and Standards Authority […]
The Supreme Court of India recently quashed criminal proceedings against PepsiCo initiated by Punjab under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. This decision followed PepsiCo’s agreement to pay a ₹3 lakh penalty related to misbranding issues identified in 2007. The case emerged after inspections found regulatory non-compliance concerning Gatorade labeling.
