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Nestle Dairy Whitener Declared 'Unsafe' in India by Food Regulator
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CNBC TV18•04-10-2026, 11:42
Nestle Dairy Whitener Declared 'Unsafe' in India by Food Regulator
- •A sample of Nestle's low-fat dairy whitener from The Lalit hotel in New Delhi was declared "unsafe" and "substandard" by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
- •Laboratory analysis found the sample non-compliant, leading FSSAI to direct the hotel to stop selling the product immediately.
- •Nestle India asserts the product is safe and complies with regulations, stating FSSAI compared total phosphorus with the limit for added phosphorus, not accounting for naturally occurring phosphorus in milk-based ingredients.
- •Nestle is engaging with authorities and has shared data to demonstrate the presence of naturally occurring phosphorus in its products.
- •This incident follows a September finding where an FSSAI regulator declared a Nestle baby food sample substandard, pursuing legal action against the company.
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India stated that laboratory analysis found a low-fat dairy whitener sample collected from a New Delhi hotel to be non-compliant, substandard, and "unsafe", directing the hotel to immediately stop selling it.
Nestle India maintained that its product is safe and fully compliant, explaining that the regulator's report incorrectly compared total phosphorus against the limit for added phosphorus without accounting for naturally occurring phosphorus in milk ingredients.
In September, FSSAI initiated legal action and filed three separate cases against Nestle India over baby food samples found to be substandard, including issues with promotional claims and biotin levels.
