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Are A1/A2 milk claims banned in India?
A1 and A2 milk claims are not prohibited in India; FSSAI's advisory of around 21 Aug 2024 asking dairies to remove...
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Is Amul banned in India?
Amul is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; no FSSAI, BIS or court order names Amul, the January and February 2026...
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Are anabolic steroids legal in India?
Anabolic steroids are not freely legal in India as of 3 Nov 2026: they are prescription drugs or unapproved, sale...
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Is ashwagandha banned by FSSAI?
Ashwagandha is not banned, but FSSAI's advisory of 16 Apr 2026 says ashwagandha leaves, in crude, extract or any...
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Is Bisleri banned in India?
Bisleri is not banned in India as of 1 Oct 2026; no FSSAI or BIS order, recall or notice names Bisleri, and the 2024...
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Is Bournvita banned in India?
Bournvita is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; in April 2024 FSSAI and the Ministry of Commerce advised...
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Is Cadbury banned in India?
No FSSAI ban, recall or notice against Cadbury chocolate or Mondelez India is on record as of 1 Oct 2026; the only...
Read more Is Cadbury Dairy Milk banned in India?
Cadbury Dairy Milk is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; no FSSAI order names it, the 2003 worm findings in...
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Is Canada Dry banned in India?
No order banning Canada Dry in India was found as of 3 Nov 2026; the only Canada Dry matter on record is a...
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Is CBD oil legal in India?
The legal status of CBD oil in India depends on the part of the cannabis plant and the licence: under the NDPS Act...
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Celevida GLP+: FSSAI show-cause notice to Dr Reddy's (Oct 2026)
FSSAI issued a show-cause notice to Dr Reddy's Laboratories over Celevida GLP+, reported on 8 Oct 2026, among notices...
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Is Cerelac banned in India?
Cerelac is not banned in India as of 1 Oct 2026; the April 2024 Public Eye and IBFAN report found about 3 g of added...
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Is Chinese garlic banned in India?
Garlic imports from China have been prohibited in India since 2005 on plant-quarantine grounds (the fungi Embellisia...
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Is Coca-Cola banned in India?
Coca-Cola is not banned in India as of 1 Oct 2026; Kerala's 2006 ban was quashed by its High Court on 22 Sep 2006,...
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Is creatine banned in India?
Creatine is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026: FSSAI's 2022 nutraceutical regulations, put into operation by its...
Read more Is DMAA banned in India?
No Indian instrument naming DMAA (methylhexanamine) was found as of 10 Oct 2026, but it is not in FSSAI's permitted...
Read more Is ephedrine banned in India?
Ephedrine is controlled under the NDPS framework as a precursor chemical (the detail is unconfirmed), and, oddly,...
Read more Are fat burners banned in India?
Fat burners are not banned as a category in India as of 10 Oct 2026; sibutramine has been a banned drug since 2011,...
Read more Is there an FSSAI banned products list PDF?
FSSAI publishes no single 'banned products list'; as of 1 Oct 2026 prohibitions are spread across the FSS...
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FSSAI show-cause notices over protein claims (Oct 2026)
FSSAI issued show-cause notices, reported on 8 Oct 2026, to Dr Reddy's Laboratories (Celevida GLP+), Nestle Health...
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Is ghee banned in India?
Ghee is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; FSSAI's actions are against named manufacturers, most recently the Aug...
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Is Haldiram's banned in India?
Haldiram's is not banned in India as of 1 Oct 2026; no FSSAI order, recall or notice names it, the 'banned in USA'...
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Is Hell Energy banned in India?
Hell Energy is not banned in India as of 8 Oct 2026; FSSAI's June 2026 label order still applies to it, while the...
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Is Horlicks banned in India?
Horlicks is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; FSSAI announced a show-cause notice to Hindustan Unilever on 17 Oct...
Read more Is there an ICMR banned protein powder list?
ICMR has not banned any protein powder and publishes no list of banned products; its 2024 Dietary Guidelines for...
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Is Kinder Joy banned in India?
Kinder Joy is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; FSSAI issued Ferrero a notice in June 2026 disputing the 'rich in...
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Is KitKat banned in India?
KitKat is not banned in India as of 1 Oct 2026; no FSSAI order, recall or notice names it, the 2015 Maggi withdrawal...
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Is Kurkure banned in India?
Kurkure is not banned in India as of 1 Oct 2026; no FSSAI order, recall or notice names it, and the 'plastic in...
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Is Lay's banned in India?
Lay's is not banned in India as of 1 Oct 2026; no FSSAI order, recall or notice names Lay's, the E631 'pig fat' claim...
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Is Lotte Choco Pie banned in India?
Lotte Choco Pie is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026. FSSAI sent Lotte India a show-cause notice on 8 Jul 2026...
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Is Maggi banned in India? The Maggi case in 2026
Maggi is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; the Bombay High Court set aside the 2015 FSSAI order on 13 Aug 2015,...
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Are MDH and Everest masalas banned in India?
MDH and Everest spices are not banned or recalled in India; Hong Kong and Singapore recalled specific products in...
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Is melatonin legal in India?
Melatonin is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026: FSSAI's schedules permit it as a nutraceutical at 2 to 10 mg a...
Read more Is modafinil legal in India?
Modafinil is a Schedule H prescription drug in India, not a supplement, and nootropics with no drug approval are not...
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Is Monster Energy banned in India?
Monster Energy is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; FSSAI's order to drop 'energy drink' from its label was...
Read more Is NMN banned in India?
NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide) is not an approved ingredient for supplement use in India: an FSSAI notice of 24...
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Is Old Monk banned in India?
Old Monk is not banned across India as of 1 Oct 2026. A 29 Jun 2026 FSSAI order stops fresh sale of three variants...
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Is Oreo banned in India?
Oreo is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; no FSSAI order, recall or notice names it, Alt News found the viral...
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Is Parle-G banned in India?
Parle-G is not banned in India as of 1 Oct 2026; no FSSAI order, recall or notice names it, and the only recall found...
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Is Pepsi banned in India?
Pepsi is not banned in India as of 1 Oct 2026; Kerala's 2006 ban was quashed in PepsiCo's petition on 22 Sep 2006,...
Read more Is pre-workout banned in India?
Pre-workout is not banned in India as of 10 Oct 2026, but FSSAI's schedules cap caffeine at 3 mg per kg of body...
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Is Red Bull banned in India?
Red Bull is not banned in India as of 3 Nov 2026; FSSAI's order to drop 'energy drink' from its label was set aside...
Read more Are SARMs legal in India?
SARMs have no approval in India as a drug or as a food as of 10 Oct 2026, so they are not lawfully sold; on 24 Apr...
Read more Is sibutramine banned in India, and can it be in weight-loss supplements?
Sibutramine has been a banned drug in India since 2011 under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, so it cannot...
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Supplement or drug: where does FSSAI's authority end?
Under FSSAI's 2022 regulations a health supplement 'shall not include a drug' (regulation 3(4)) and may not contain...
Read more Is whey protein banned in India?
Whey protein is not banned in India as of 10 Oct 2026: FSSAI's schedules list protein isolates and concentrates as...
Read more Is yohimbine banned in India?
No explicit Indian ban on yohimbine was found as of 10 Oct 2026, but it is not in FSSAI's permitted schedules, so a...
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