Indian food safety officials have seized around 18,000 boxes of liquor bottles from a Diageo distillery unit in Bengaluru over alleged non-compliance of food-safety rules. Diageo India confirmed the regulatory action, saying some of its bottles had been quarantined by authorities pending further directions. The memo said the findings raised concerns related to food safety, misleading declarations and misbranding, particularly regarding the safety of finished alcoholic beverages. The action primarily involved smaller plastic bottles used for liquor sold in quantities of around 180 millilitres. For now, the Bengaluru seizure adds another compliance issue to the company’s ongoing discussions with the food safety regulator.