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Plea in Delhi High Court says Soya milk, Almond milk are not "milk"; challenges misbranding of plant beverages as prejudicial to dairy farmers

Lawstreet Journal 27 May 2021 9:55pm

Image courtesy: Lawstreet Journal Judiciary Plea in Delhi High Court says Soya milk, Almond milk are not "milk"; challenges misbranding of plant beverages as prejudicial to dairy farmers

A Notice has been issued by a Single- Judge Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justice Rekha Palli in a petition alleging "misbranding" and "mislabelling" of plant-based food/beverages extracted from almond, soya, oats, etc., as 'milk' and other dairy things like 'paneer', 'curd'(Dahi), 'yogurt’.

Notice was also issued to Hershey India which sells under brand name Sofit, Rakyan Beverages which sells under the brand name Raw Pressery, Drums Food International which sells under brand name Epigamia, and Urban Platter. These entities, the petitioner expressed, are in the business of manufacturing, packaging, marketing, promoting, and selling plant-based products and beverages.

The petition was filed by the National Cooperative Dairy Federationof India through Advocates Abhishek Singh and J Amal Anand against the food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Commissioner of Food Safety. 

The petitioner is the apex body of the co-operative dairy industry which engages in the manufacturing and marketing of milk and milk products.

According to the petitioner, the statutory plan of the Food Safety Act, 2006 and its allied norms prevent the use of the word "milk" and other dairy terms like 'paneer', 'curd'(Dahi), 'yogurt' for any plant-based food/extracts as these don't qualify as milk, milk product or composite milk product.

The plea stated that,

Plant-based beverages are named as 'Milk' and "Milk items" on the sole premise of being WHITE OPAQUE food sources. The composition of such 'white opaque food is primarily water mixed with plant or nut extracts consequently expecting a wholly distinct… Continue Reading...


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