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Is Bisleri banned in India?

Last checked 20 September 2026. A few details are still being checked against the original document.

Bisleri. Status: Not banned · nothing on record.
No current action

Bisleri is not banned in India as of 20 Sep 2026; no FSSAI or BIS order, recall or notice names Bisleri, and the 2024 to 2026 changes to packaged-water rules apply to every brand and restrict none of them.

Classification
No ban or recall found in official records
Decided by
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI); Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Reference
No order on record (FSSAI press, BIS recall alerts and claims-notice lists, 20 Sep 2026)
Latest action
1 January 2026
Last checked
20 September 2026details being verified
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Bisleri PET water bottles with Telugu labels. Photo: Bisleri PET water bottles with Telugu labels.jpg by Veeven (CC BY-SA 4.0). Brand names and logos belong to their owners and are used here to identify the product this entry is about. All photo credits.

Primary government sourceTier 1: government primary source

BIS public alert for product recall on account of non-conformity

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI); Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) · No order on record (FSSAI press, BIS recall alerts and claims-notice lists, 20 Sep 2026)

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Key facts

Current status
On sale nationwide; no order in force
Dec 2024 rule change
FSSAI reclassified packaged drinking water as 'high risk', bringing annual inspections for central licence holders; applies to all brands
Jan 2026 rule change
Mandatory BIS certification for packaged water ended on 1 Jan 2026, replaced by an FSSAI testing scheme with monthly microbiological tests; applies to all brands
BIS recall alerts
Several small packaged-water licensees were recalled by BIS in 2023 to 2026; Bisleri is not among them
Counterfeits
Fake 'Bisleri' plants and lookalike labels ('Billsary', 'Blessary', 'Bilseri') raided in Greater Noida (May 2025) and Delhi (June 2025); these were not Bisleri's products

Where the claim comes from

'Bisleri banned' searches rise whenever packaged water is in the news: FSSAI's December 2024 decision to treat it as 'high risk', the end of the mandatory BIS mark in January 2026, BIS recall alerts for small water brands, and police raids on fake 'Bisleri' plants in 2025. None of these involves an order against Bisleri, but the headlines travel with the brand name attached.

Bisleri has never been banned in India and is not under any FSSAI or BIS order today. What has changed since 2024 is the rulebook for every packaged-water brand.

On 2 Dec 2024 FSSAI reclassified packaged drinking water and mineral water as high-risk food categories, which means central licence holders face annual inspections and third-party audits. On 19 Dec 2025 FSSAI announced that the mandatory BIS certification for packaged water would end on 1 Jan 2026, replaced by an FSSAI Scheme of Testing that requires monthly microbiological testing for coliforms and salmonella, source-water testing at accredited labs and five years of records. Both changes apply to Bisleri exactly as they apply to every other brand, and neither restricts anyone's sale.

BIS has recalled several small packaged-water licensees for failing the ISI standard since 2023; those are recorded on their own pages and Bisleri is not among them. What Bisleri has faced is counterfeiting. In May 2025 officials in Greater Noida seized more than 13,000 bottles labelled 'Billsary' and 'Blessary' from unlicensed plants using packaging designed to look like Bisleri's. In June 2025 Delhi Police arrested two people in Shakurpur for fixing fake Bisleri stickers and barcodes on 20-litre bottles, acting on the company's complaint. Those cases are about fakes, not about Bisleri's own water.

Bisleri is not banned, not recalled and not under notice in India as of 20 Sep 2026.

What this means for you

Buy as usual

There is no regulatory restriction on Bisleri. The 'high risk' label is about how often plants are inspected, not about any finding against a brand.

The missing ISI mark is now normal

From January 2026 packaged water no longer needs the BIS mark. A Bisleri bottle without it is not a fake for that reason alone.

Fakes are the real risk

Raids in 2025 found lookalike labels on bottles from unlicensed plants. Check the spelling, the seal and the FSSAI licence number on the label.

This is a record of official orders, not medical advice. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without asking your doctor or pharmacist.

Common questions

Why does my Bisleri bottle have no ISI mark?

Because from 1 Jan 2026 packaged water no longer needs BIS certification. FSSAI's own testing scheme replaced it for all brands.

Has FSSAI called Bisleri unsafe?

No. FSSAI called the whole packaged-water category 'high risk' for inspection purposes in December 2024. It has issued no finding against Bisleri.

Official sources and primary records

Researched and written by The Blacklisted team
We are not doctors or pharmacists. Everything on this page comes from the documents listed above, which you can open and check. Last checked 20 September 2026. 2 details are still being confirmed against the original. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.