Food regulator FSSAI has given beverage companies, including PepsiCo and Reliance Consumer Products, 90 days to remove the term "energy drink" from product labels after rejecting the industry's plea for relief. The regulator says no standard exists for the category and has termed such branding and related functional claims misleading.

India's food regulator has mandated that beverage brands discontinue the 'energy drink' label. This directive entails a compliance period of ninety days and affects many leading…

India has ordered makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as “energy drinks” to stop using that description, rejecting efforts to stall the regulatory intervention in a…