New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response to a writ petition against Patanjali for allegedly marketing ‘Divya Dant Manjan’ as a vegetarian brand. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that though the dental product is sold with a ‘green dot’ indicating that it is a vegetarian item, this dental product contains fish extract, which is not a vegetarian component.
Justice Sanjeev Narula issued a notice to the Centre, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), as well as Patanjali, Divya Pharmacy, Yoga Guru Ramdev and other stakeholders on a plea by advocate Yatin Sharma.
The petitioner’s counsel argued that there is no provision in the law to declare any drug as vegetarian or non-vegetarian, but the packaging of Divya Dental Manjan was wrongly marked with a green dot, which amounts to misbranding under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The next hearing of the case will be in November.
Advocates Swapnil Choudhary and Prashant Gupta, appearing for the petitioner, said the product contains “sea foam (Sepia officinalis)”, which is derived from fish extract. The petitioner claimed that this is painful for him and his family, who consume only vegetarian ingredients/products due to religious beliefs and beliefs.
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