Brand record
Lotte India (Choco Pie, Pepero): FSSAI record
Last checked 21 September 2026
Lotte Choco Pie is not banned in India; FSSAI issued Lotte India a show-cause notice on 8 Jul 2026 over the vegetarian claim on Choco Pie and the labelling of Pepero, and no recall or prohibition is on record.
- Classification
- Regulatory notice or advisory
- Decided by
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
- Reference
- FSSAI show-cause notice, 8 Jul 2026
- Latest action
- 8 July 2026
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
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FSSAI crackdown: Lotte India, Ferns N Petals, Kubera Foods issued notices for misleading claims, labelling violations
Our team has checked this record against the published reports, last on 21 September 2026. The government order itself is not published online, or we have not found it yet, so we link the best public report. If you have the order, send it to us and we will link it instead.
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Key facts
- Products
- Choco Pie (vegetarian claim); Pepero (labelling)
- Action
- Show-cause notice, 8 Jul 2026, issued alongside notices to Ferns N Petals and Kubera Foods
- Status
- Not banned; not recalled
Lotte India received a show-cause notice from FSSAI on 8 Jul 2026, the same day as Ferns N Petals and Kubera Foods. The notice questioned the vegetarian claim on Lotte Choco Pie, which carries the green symbol reserved for products with no ingredients of animal origin, and raised labelling issues on Pepero biscuit sticks. Choco Pie's marshmallow layer has long prompted consumer questions about gelatine, which may explain the regulator's interest, though the notice's precise grounds are not in the sources held here.
A show-cause notice is an invitation to explain. It is not a prohibition, a recall or a finding of violation, and Lotte's products remain on sale. Whether Lotte replied, amended the label or contested the notice has not been reported.
The episode generated 'Lotte Choco Pie banned' searches that the record does not support. No other FSSAI action against Lotte India is on record for 2024 to 2026.
What this means for you
The question is the green dot
The notice asks Lotte to justify the vegetarian symbol on Choco Pie. It does not allege the product is unsafe.
Still on sale
A show-cause notice precedes any order; none has been reported.
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