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Nestle India Declares Low Fat Dairy Whitener Safe Amidst "Unsafe" Report
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News18•03-10-2026, 20:15
Nestle India Declares Low Fat Dairy Whitener Safe Amidst "Unsafe" Report
- •Nestle India asserts its Low Fat Dairy Whitener is safe and complies with all regulatory requirements, despite a laboratory report declaring a sample "substandard" and "unsafe."
- •The company clarifies that phosphorus, a nutrient naturally present in milk, contributes to the total phosphorus levels, which FSSAI lab reports reflect against additive limits without accounting for this natural contribution.
- •Nestle states its product fully complies with prescribed limits for added phosphorus under Food Safety and Standards Regulations, including on an as-consumed basis.
- •Nestle has engaged with authorities, sharing data on similar milk-based products to demonstrate the presence of naturally occurring phosphorus.
- •A sample of the product, collected from a hotel chain in Connaught Place, New Delhi, was previously deemed "substandard" and "unsafe" by a Food Analyst's laboratory report under the FSS Act, 2006.
Key Questions Answered
Nestle India stated that its product complies with all regulatory requirements and that FSSAI lab reports measured total phosphorus instead of accounting for the substantial natural phosphorus already found in milk-based ingredients.
The sample was collected from the premises of a hotel chain located in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
A notice was issued to the hotel chain regarding the non-compliant product, the Food Business Operator was directed to immediately stop its sale, and they were given an opportunity to appeal the report.
