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Nestle's low-fat dairy whitener sample found 'unsafe' in India, says regulator
The regulator said a laboratory found the product substandard and unsafe, and it issued a notice to Bharat Hotels Ltd.
- On Saturday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India declared a sample of Nestle India 'low-fat dairy whitener' collected from The Lalit in New Delhi 'unsafe and substandard.'
- Following the laboratory analysis, the FSSAI directed Bharat Hotels Ltd to immediately stop selling the product and issued a formal notice for non-compliance under the FSS Act.
- Defending the product, Nestle India stated it is 'safe to consume' and attributed elevated phosphorus to naturally occurring levels in milk-based ingredients, not added phosphorus.
- In September, the FSSAI identified a Nestle baby food sample as 'substandard,' prompting ongoing legal measures against the Swiss food giant in one of its major growth markets.
- While Nestle engages with authorities sharing product data, The Lalit did not respond to requests for comment regarding the incident at its Connaught Place location.
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Nestle's low-fat dairy whitener sample found 'unsafe' in India, says regulator
A sample of Nestle's low-fat dairy whitener collected from the Lalit hotel in New Delhi has been declared "unsafe" and "substandard," the country's food safety regulator said on Saturday.
·London, United Kingdom
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Nestle Low Fat Dairy Whitener sale banned: Why FSSAI called it ‘unsafe, substandard’
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered immediate sale ban on Nestle Low Fat Dairy Whitener. A sample of the product collected from a New Delhi hotel was found to be ‘unsafe, substandard’ in a laboratory analysis.
·New Delhi, India
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Nestle India’s ‘low-fat dairy whitener’ found ‘unsafe, substandard’ at Hotel Lalit: FSSAI
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said the sample, collected from Bharat Hotels Ltd (The Lalit) in Connaught Place, has been declared non-compliant under the FSS Act, 2006
·Chennai, India
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