Whalesbook
Karnataka High Court ne FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) ke ek decision ko temporary halt kar diya hai, jisme Ashwagandha leaves ko health supplements aur food products mein use karne par rok laga di thi. Yeh relief 8 companies ko mili hai jinhone FSSAI ke is clarification ko challenge kiya tha ki sirf Ashwagandha ki roots aur unke extracts hi allowed hain.
FSSAI Ke Advisory Par Legal Challenge
FSSAI ne April 16, 2026 ko ek advisory jari kiya tha, aur usse ek din pehle Union Health Ministry ne bhi yahi bataya tha ki Ashwagandha leaves kisi bhi form mein use nahi kiye jayenge. Is baat ko turant US-based Kerry Group aur uski Indian subsidiary, saath hi India ke Sami-Sabinsa Group Ltd, K Patel Phyto Extractions Pvt Ltd, SA Herbal Bioactives LLP, Sakti Naturals Pvt Ltd, Unicorn Natural Products Pvt Ltd, OmniActive Health Technologies Ltd, aur Konark Herbals and Healthcare Pvt Ltd jaise companies ne challenge kiya.
Interim Stay Mil Gaya
Karnataka High Court ke vacation bench ne, Justice SR Krishna Kumar ki presiding mein, May 12, 2026 ko is advisory aur directive par stay laga diya. Court ne kaha ki yeh rok petitioners ke liye tab tak valid rahegi jab tak next hearing nahi ho jaati. Central government aur FSSAI ko yeh haq hai ki woh is interim stay ko modify ya vacate karne ke liye application file kar sakte hain.
Manufacturers Par Asar
Ashwagandha leaves wale products banane wali companies ka kehna hai ki FSSAI ki advisory, Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 ke khilaaf hai. Unka kehna tha ki Ashwagandha leaves ke use par koi bhi restriction lagane ke liye existing 2016 regulations ko amend karna padega, sirf advisory se kaam nahi chalega. Iske alawa, petitioners ne yeh bhi bataya ki woh teen decades se bhi zyada time se apne products mein Ashwagandha leaves use kar rahe hain, aur FSSAI ka yeh decision unke business karne ke constitutional right ko violate karta hai. Ab yeh case June 8, 2026 ko next hearing ke liye set hai.