The affected products include select variants of Antiquity Blue Whisky, Royal Challenge Whisky, McDowell’s No. Importantly, the regulator has not indicated any immediate health risk to consumers, with the issue centring on manufacturing standards and product authenticity rather than food safety concerns. Why FSSAI Took ActionThe action follows laboratory examinations conducted by FSSAI that reportedly detected the use of flavouring substances labelled as “rum flavour” in rum and “whisky flavour” in whisky. FSSAI argued that introducing external flavouring agents changes the identity of the beverage and does not align with the prescribed standards for whisky and rum. If the regulator’s interpretation is upheld, manufacturers may need to reformulate certain products, revise labelling practices or adopt different production processes to comply with FSSAI standards.