Patanjali Ayurved, the consumer goods company co-founded by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, has been fined after one of its flagship products, cow ghee, failed mandatory quality tests conducted by state and national laboratories in India.
A court in the border district of Pithoragarh imposed a total penalty of ₹1.40 lakh (₹140,000) on Patanjali and two associated traders after laboratory reports found the product fell short of prescribed food safety standards. The verdict, delivered on November 27, comes more than three years after the sample was collected during routine inspection.
Officials from the state’s Food Safety and Drug Administration confirmed the action, calling the test results “concerning” and potentially harmful for consumers.
