On 10 March, a letter from FSSAI mandated using the Hindi phrase “dahi” instead of the label ‘Fermented Milk’ on curd packets. The order sparked a large-scale controversy, particularly within the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. On Wednesday, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin, spoke out in opposition to the order, claiming it was one other instance of ‘Hindi imposition’ by the Centre. Many different teams additionally noticed the directive in an analogous mild. Yesterday (30 March), the FSSAI determined to withdraw the controversial rule and supply recent tips.
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In a tweet on 29 March, MK Stalin wrote, “The unabashed insistences of #HindiImposition have come to the extent of directing us to label even a curd packet in Hindi, relegating Tamil & Kannada in our own states. Such brazen disregard to our mother tongues will make sure those responsible are banished from South forever.” The letter from FSSAI directed the Karnataka Milk Federation to label curds as dahi and write the Kannada equal (“mosaru”) in brackets after that. An identical directive had been issued to the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation concerning using “tair” and “tayir” for curds. The prominence given to the Hindi phrase fashioned the premise of their objections.
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The FSSAI revised its directive through a press launch yesterday. It acknowledged, “As many representations were received recently on the omission of the term ‘curd’ from the Standards of Fermented Milk Products, it has been decided that FBOs may use the term Curd along with any other designation (prevalent regional common name) in brackets on the label.” Accordingly, Curd can be labelled as per the next examples: ‘Curd (Dahi)’ OR ‘Curd (Mosaru)’ OR ‘Curd (Zaamut daud)’ OR ‘Curd (Thayir)’ OR ‘Curd (Perugu).'”.
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