FSSAI plans to make Blinkit and Instamart liable for misleading food claims. Does the marketplace defence still hold?

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to introduce rules that would hold e-commerce platforms, including Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Amazon Now, accountable for misleading claims made by food manufacturers . Business Today reported on October 13, citing Bloomberg. “We are trying to tighten and make them accountable,” FSSAI CEO Rajit Punhani told Bloomberg.