No, India Has Not Declared Cow Dung and Urine Fit for Human Consumption – Viral Press Release Is AI-Generated Satire

Summary

A viral press release stated that the Indian government has declared cow dung and urine fit for human consumption. Newschecker found that no such decision has been taken by the government and that the viral press release is AI-generated.

The Claim

A widely circulated press release on WhatsApp and X claims that the Indian government has officially declared cow dung and cow urine fit for human consumption, allowing their inclusion in staple foods and exempting them from food labeling requirements. The release is attributed to a supposed government body, the “Bureau of Bovine Harmony & Culinary Integration (BBHCI),” and references a review by the “Indian Food and Wellness Authority (IFWA).”

The alleged circular, dated “July 4, 2025”, has gone viral after the Uttar Pradesh government recently introduced a controversial initiative of mass production of Ayurvedic medicines using Panchgavya, a traditional mixture made from cow milk, curd, ghee, urine, and dung, while claiming that these products would be backed by modern research and targeted at treating a wide range of illnesses, from diabetes to heart disease, asthma to anaemia.

We have received multiple queries from users regarding this message on our Whatsapp tipline (+91-9999499044), requesting us to fact-check it.

Fact Check

1. No Official Decision or Announcement

We noticed that the government department that purportedly issued the circular was called the “Bureau of Bovine Harmony & Culinary Integration (BBHCI)”, which seemed like it was intended as satire as there is no such government agency.

There is no official press release or government notification declaring cow dung and urine fit for human consumption. A search for such a decision by the Indian government yields no credible results or media reports.

2. Non-Existent Government Bodies

The “Bureau of Bovine Harmony & Culinary Integration (BBHCI)” does not exist. The “Indian Food and Wellness Authority (IFWA)” is also fictional. 

The actual regulatory bodies are: 

• Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) –  the main regulatory body for food safety in India.
• Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for drugs and cosmetics – the closest Indian counterpart to the U.S. FDA.

3. Satirical and AI-Generated Content

The viral circular is clearly satirical in tone, using exaggerated language and fabricated product names like “GauPatties” and “AmritCola” to mock the BJP-led NDA government, which has faced ongoing debates with the scientific community since 2014 over the purported medicinal value of cow-derived products such as urine and dung (seen here, here and here). The document further signals its satirical intent by referencing fictitious councils and even suggesting commodity trading in cow dung and urine.

Further, the circular’s use of vague, unofficial language and its logical inconsistencies – such as describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at a celebratory press event in one moment and then addressing a crowd outside Parliament in the next – underscore that the text is not a genuine government release and may have been generated by AI.

We ran the circular past a major plagiarism detection tool Copyleaks, which said 100% of the text may be AI-generated, pointing towards the overuse of certain phrases learned during training and is one of dozens of signals used to identify AI text. Grammarly’s AI detector and UndetectableAI found 40% and 54% of the text, respectively, appearing to be AI-generated.

We then ran it past another leading AI-generated text detector, Winston, which detected the text as “18% human”. “The content contains strong indications of AI authorship, though a small possibility of human authorship remains,” read the review, which confirmed that the viral press release is fabricated.

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Conclusion

The viral press release stating that the Indian government has declared cow dung and urine fit for human consumption was found to be AI-generated and satire.

Sources
Analysis of text
Copyleaks tool
WinstonAI tool