老僧朗姆酒移除7年陈酿声明 回应印度食安机构禁令诉讼
在孟买高等法院举行听证后，印度老牌酒企Mohan Meakin同意从其老僧（Old Monk）XXX熟成朗姆酒上去除「7年陈酿」年龄声明。印度食品安全标准局（FSSAI）此前以年龄声明及添加风味剂涉嫌违规为由，禁售老僧品牌旗下Legend、Gold Reserve及XXX熟成三款朗姆酒，新一轮听证于8月31日举行。
Mohan Meakin Group attended a court hearing on Monday (31 August) to challenge the FSSAI (The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) ban on sales of select products.
The FSSAI, which regulates food safety in India, banned the sale of three Old Monk Rum varieties earlier this year.
The varieties include The Legend, Gold Reserve, and XXX Matured Rum, the latter of which carries a seven-year age statement. All three rums are produced at the company’s subsidiary, Mohan Rocky Springwater, in Khopoli, Maharashtra.
In the notice, the FSSAI alleged that the labelling of Old Monk’s ‘seven years old blended’ rum is misleading. Laboratory reports by the regulator found that the rum’s main ingredient is neutral (unmatured/unaged) spirit, while matured rum spirit makes up less than 5% of the blend.
Therefore, Old Monk’s labelling was found to violate existing FSSA regulations regarding age claims, which must reflect the youngest spirit in the blend.
Comments
New comments are reviewed before they appear.
No published comments yet.
Sign in to comment. Log in
