FSSAI makes six food companies withdraw potentially misleading ‘100%’ label claims

FSSAI has directed companies including Amway India, Emami and Bonn Biscuits to remove “100%” claims from packaging, labels and advertising. Amway has also stopped selling old stock carrying its “100% Pure Coconut Oil” claim.

— Source published Wed, 19 Aug, 2026, 17:23 IST · First seen Wed, 19 Aug, 2026, 17:39 IST · Source ET Small Business

What happened

FSSAI compelled six food companies, including Amway India, Emami and Bonn Biscuits, to remove potentially misleading “100%” claims from labels, packaging and

Key facts

  • 6 companies
  • “100%” claims
  • 76 gm

Why this matters

In diligence, scrutinize target brands’ label-claim evidence, regulatory history and obsolete-packaging exposure, as compliance weaknesses can create hidden liabilities and depress brand value.

What to watch

  • FSSAI notices naming additional brands, categories, or specific claim language.
  • Formal guidance defining acceptable substantiation for “100%,” “pure,” “natural,” or similar absolute claims.
  • Marketplace delistings, retailer return requests, or state food-safety enforcement linked to the claims.
  • Consumer litigation, advertising-standards complaints, or social-media allegations that broaden reputational damage.
  • Evidence of significant packaging write-offs, inventory provisions, or sales disruption in affected companies’ disclosures.
  • Immediately freeze new production and advertising carrying unqualified “100%” claims until regulatory and legal clearance.
  • Map all India SKUs, marketplace listings, distributor stock, point-of-sale materials, and influencer content for absolute purity, composition, health, or naturalness claims.
  • Prioritize sell-through, sticker relabeling, return, or destruction decisions for legacy inventory; reserve for write-offs and packaging-obsolescence costs.
  • Replace absolute claims with substantiated, product-specific descriptions and retain test reports, specifications, and approval trails.
  • Prepare retailer and customer-service guidance to distinguish labeling non-compliance from any product-quality or safety issue.