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Bombay High Court Seeks Safe Relabeling Of Seized eRZL Stock
The Bombay High Court is hearing a dispute about eRZL fruit drinks.
Officials seized drinks worth more than ₹2.24 crore because the packages called the product an “electrolyte” beverage.
The State says the drink does not meet the required standards for using that word.
The company says it has already stopped using the word on newly made products.
The State may release the seized drinks if the word is covered before sale.
However, the judges worry that a simple sticker could make real drinks look fake or tampered with.
They asked the company to suggest a better way to change the packaging.
The court will hear the matter again on August 31, 2026.
The Bombay High Court is considering how to remove “electrolyte” from seized eRZL beverage packaging.
Food Safety Officers seized stock worth more than ₹2.24 crore in Bhiwandi, Thane, in early June 2026.
The State says the beverage’s formulation does not meet World Health Organization standards for electrolyte products.
JNTL Consumer Health says newly manufactured eRZL stock has omitted the word “electrolyte” since August 1.
The court asked the company to propose a relabeling method that would not make genuine products appear counterfeit.
- Who
- M/s JNTL Consumer Health (India) Pvt. Ltd., the State, Food Safety Officers, and the Bombay High Court.
- What
- The court is seeking a practical method to remove the disputed “electrolyte” label from seized eRZL beverage stock.
- Where
- The stock was seized at the company’s premises in Bhiwandi, Thane; the case is before the Bombay High Court.
- When
- The stock was seized in early June 2026; the hearing took place on August 18, 2026, with the next hearing scheduled for August 31.
- Why
- The State alleges that the beverage formulation does not meet applicable World Health Organization standards for products labeled “electrolyte.”
JNTL Consumer Health
State Authorities
Use of the electrolyte label
JNTL Consumer Health
JNTL is challenging the seizure of its eRZL beverage stock and has said its newly manufactured products no longer use the disputed word.
State Authorities
The State says the beverage’s formulation does not meet World Health Organization standards and that using “electrolyte” amounts to misrepresentation.
Release and relabeling of seized stock
JNTL Consumer Health
The company must suggest a way to remove the disputed description without making genuine products appear fake or tampered with.
State Authorities
The State is willing to release the stock if JNTL undertakes to mask the word before the products are sold.
Key facts
- Product
- eRZL ready-to-serve fruit beverage
- Seized stock value
- More than ₹2.24 crore
- Seizure location
- JNTL’s premises in Bhiwandi, Thane
- Seizure timing
- Early June 2026
- Label in dispute
- The word “electrolyte”
- New labeling
- Stock manufactured from August 1 omitted the word “electrolyte”
- Next hearing
- August 31, 2026
Sources
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