The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on pharma major Reckitt Benckiser’s plea challenging a government notification mandating that every pack of cosmetics should indicate whether it has any ingredient of animal origin.
A bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw issued notice to the government and sought its response by May 18 on Reckitt Benckiser’s plea that the June 16, 2014, notification of the Department of Consumer Affairs is contrary to provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
The department has issued the notification under the Legal Metrology Act, while the company has claimed that the issue falls under the scope of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
The notification mandates that packages of cosmetics and toiletries like shampoos, toothpastes and soaps should bear a red/brown dot for non-vegetarian origin and green dot for vegetarian. —PTI
