<h1>Cooking oil brand faces legal risks over nitrogen-flushed opaque carton, freshness claims, labeling, packaging and traceability compliance</h1> A Bengaluru-based cooking oil brand launched a nitrogen-flushed, opaque gable-top carton it says preserves freshness, detailing in-house cold-pressing, sedimentation and filtration processes, batch lab-testing and QR-based traceability. Legal issues potentially implicated include product safety and labeling compliance under food regulations, substantiation of freshness and health claims to avoid misleading advertising allegations, packaging and waste rules, and potential intellectual property or trade dress protection for the carton design. Contractual obligations with suppliers and transparency obligations to consumers may also arise if traceability or sourcing claims are challenged. Regulatory review or consumer litigation could follow if claims are unverified.