FSSAI seizes Smirnoff and VAT 69 bottles valued at ₹15 crore due to labeling issues
According to a Reuters report, the FSSAI conducted an inspection at a Diageo manufacturing facility in Bengaluru and confiscated 18,000 cases of liquor bottles and plastic supplies. These items, valued at more than ₹15 crore, were labeled as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) but lacked the mandatory government symbol for recycled PET. The action affected several liquor brands, including VAT 69 and Smirnoff.