The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Friday said that it has imposed a penalty and passed an adjudication order on AWL Agri Business Ltd for manufacturing and marketing a substandard fortified edible oil under the provisions of the FSS Act, 2006. It said that the levels of Vitamin A and Vitamin D were found to be below prescribed levels in a sample of Fortune Fryola Refined Sunflower Seed Oil.It said this order was passed by the Adjudicating Officer, Goa, but did not specify the penalty amount.The matter pertains to the company’s Fortune Fryola Refined Sunflower Seed Oil. A sample of the product, which was collected by FSSAI from Taj Fort Aguada Resort & Spa, Goa, did not conform to the standards prescribed under the FSS (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2018, as per the test report of the primary food lab, it said in a social media post.“The levels of Vitamin A and Vitamin D were below the prescribed limits, thereby declaring the product substandard under Section 3(1)(zx) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006,” it added.After the brand’s appeal, the sample was further analysed by the referral laboratory and it was confirmed that the Vitamin D content was significantly below the prescribed range, affirming that the product was substandard. “Subsequently, the Central Licensing Authority granted sanction for prosecution, and the adjudication application was filed,” the food safety regulator said.“The Adjudicating Officer, Goa, passed the adjudication order and imposed a penalty on AWL Agri Business Ltd for manufacturing and marketing a substandard fortified edible oil under the provisions of the FSS Act, 2006,” FSSAI said.Meanwhile, it has also directed PIE Foods to stop the sale of Monk Fruit Extract Sweetener and Monk Fruit Sweetener Drops until a valid FSSAI Central License with the requisite endorsements is obtained and the necessary approval for the non-specified food ingredient (Monk Fruit Extract) is secured in accordance with the provisions of the FSS Act, 2006.“During an inspection, it was observed that few carton boxes containing products Monk Fruit Extract Sweetener and Monk Fruit Sweetener Drops were noticed with label—‘MARKETED BY: M/s PIE FOODS’, without valid Relabeller KoB endorsement in the FSSAI License,” FSSAI stated. It was also found that the Food Business Operator (FBO) was operating an e-commerce website without endorsing the required e-commerce (KOB) in its license.Also, the product labels lacked mandatory declarations and carried claims such as “100% Monk Fruit Extract” and “Natural Ingredients”, while the e-commerce website displayed the claim “Doctor Recommended”. This is in violation of the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, and the FSS Advertising and Claims Regulations, 2018, the food safety authority said.Published on August 7, 2026