Healthwashing Crackdown: A new investigation highlights how “healthy” food and drink labels can mislead consumers, with researchers finding many products marketed with wellness cues still score poorly on nutrition. India Label Rules Tighten: India’s FSSAI moved against Dabur over vague “100%” purity claims on items like honey, oils and ghee, and also clarified enforcement on liquor brands tied to flavouring and misleading age-related labelling. Beverage Branding Adjusts: PepsiCo India removed the word “energy” from Sting packaging after FSSAI flagged “energy drink” as an unrecognized category term. Regulatory Pressure on Alcohol Flavouring: The health ministry clarified that liquor actions target specific manufacturers using added flavours to mimic rum/whisky profiles, not the whole alcohol sector. Industry Deals & Results: Ingredion reported Q2 2026 results and progress on its Tate & Lyle acquisition, while CCEP flagged a Q2 slowdown but reaffirmed guidance. Hospitality & F&B Expansion: Caffè Nero reopened a relocated Birmingham Airport café, and Novotel Hyderabad Airport appointed a new Director of Food & Beverage. Food Safety & Competition: Prosecutors in South Korea charged firms over pork price-fixing worth 1.2 trillion won. Events for the Sector: Sabah Agro Expo 2026 in Malaysia is set to draw 50,000 visitors with food processing and smart farming themes.