Delhi High Court asks FSSAI not to cancel ITC’s licence

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the FSSAI not to cancel, for the time being, ITC Ltd’s licence over failure to comply with directives asking the conglomerate to remove all “100 per cent” claims in relation to its product, ‘Aashirvaad MP Chakki Atta’.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted interim protection to ITC on its petition challenging the FSSAI advisories and notices to discontinue the usage of the term “100%” for its product or face suspension of FSSAI License.

“Since the issue regarding jurisdiction is to be decided and the courts will be closed till the next date of hearing, no decision regarding cancellation of the license will be taken,” Justice Sharma said as it listed the case for hearing on September 9.

Justice Sharma also said that she would pass an order on Monday, August 31, on the maintainability of a separate petition by AWL Agri Business Limited against FSSAI.

AWL Agri Business Limited received FSSAI notices over allegedly misleading label declarations and claims, including that of being “100 per cent Veg” and “Cholesterol Free — For Healthy Lifestyle”, for its product, ‘Fortune Soya Health Refined Soyabean Oil’.