Haryana bans use of 'Ghee' name for non-conforming products for one year

Panchkula, Aug. 25 -- The Haryana government has prohibited, for one year, the manufacture, storage, distribution, and sale of any product labelled, described, offered, or sold as "Ghee" unless it conforms to the prescribed compositional standard for genuine ghee, according to a state government notification.

The restriction does not affect genuine ghee conforming to Regulation 2.1.8 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.

The order was issued by the Haryana Commissioner of Food Safety, Dr Manoj Kumar, and published in the Haryana Government Gazette. It invokes Section 30(2)(a) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which empowers the State Food Safety Commissioner to prohibit ...