India seizes 18,000 Diageo liquor bottles in safety crackdown

Indian inspectors seized about 18,000 boxes of Diageo liquor bottles for lacking mandatory recycled plastic markings, a government memo said. The action, which hit brands like Smirnoff and VAT 69, follows a separate ban on two Diageo whiskies over misleading labels, intensifying pressure on India's $40 billion alcohol industry.