India Introduces New Definitions for Single Malt and Single Grain Whiskey, and Imposes Mandate on Alcohol Label Information

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare/Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has published amendments introducing new definitions for single malt whiskey and single grain whiskey.

The regulation also has an amendment to a clause mandating that no alcoholic beverage shall contain nutritional information on the label except energy content in kcal. Such declaration related to energy content shall be voluntary.

The effective date of implementation of the amendments is March 1, 2024.

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