# Bombay HC to rule Monday on FSSAI rum ban 2026-08-07T22:55:12+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Bombay high court will hear on Monday pleas from United Spirits and Old Monk maker Mohan Rocky Springwater Breweries against the FSSAI ban on several rum and whisky variants. The regulator objects to products being labelled as “rum” when they contain added rum flavouring, arguing this violates the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018. United Spirits told the court that adding rum flavour has been an industry practice for decades and that the regulator acted without citing any health risk. Meanwhile, a previously unreported July 20 FSSAI notice, reviewed by Reuters, warned Diageo that its Royal Challenge Whisky label claim of being “matured in American oak casks” is misleading. The regulator said a major portion of the product is non-matured grain neutral spirit. Over 4.5 million nine-litre cases of Royal Challenge are sold annually in India. ## Coverage - livemint.com - economictimes.indiatimes.com - indiatoday.in Tags: Bombay High Court, FSSAI, labelling rules, Old Monk, rum ban, United Spirits Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-hc-to-decide-on-fssai-rum-sales-ban-on-monday/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-hc-to-decide-on-fssai-rum-sales-ban-on-monday/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.