Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Nestle Disputes Lab Finding That Dairy Whitener Is Unsafe
A food safety laboratory tested a sample of Nestle India’s Low Fat Dairy Whitener.
The sample came from a hotel in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
The lab report said the product was “substandard” and “unsafe.”
Authorities sent a notice to the hotel chain.
Nestle India says its product is safe and follows the rules.
The company says milk naturally contains phosphorus, which the lab’s comparison did not properly account for.
Nestle says it has shared information with authorities and is engaging with them.
The hotel chain had not publicly commented in the report.
An FSSAI laboratory report classified a sample of Nestle India’s Low Fat Dairy Whitener as “substandard” and “unsafe.”
The sample was collected from a hotel chain’s premises in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
Authorities issued a notice to the hotel chain after the reported findings.
Nestle India said the product is safe and complies with applicable regulatory requirements.
Nestle argued the report did not account for phosphorus naturally present in milk-based ingredients; the hotel chain had not issued a statement.
- Who
- Nestle India, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), and an unnamed hotel chain.
- What
- A lab report classified a sample of Nestle India’s Low Fat Dairy Whitener as “substandard” and “unsafe”; Nestle disputed the assessment.
- When
- Nestle India commented on Saturday; the article does not specify when the sample was collected or the notice issued.
- Where
- The sample was collected at a hotel chain’s premises in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
- Why
- The laboratory findings indicated non-compliance with the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; Nestle says the phosphorus assessment did not account for phosphorus naturally present in milk-based ingredients.
Laboratory and regulatory findings
Nestle India’s response
Product compliance and safety
Laboratory and regulatory findings
The Food Analyst’s laboratory report classified the sample as “substandard” and “unsafe,” indicating non-compliance with the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Nestle India’s response
Nestle India said the product is safe to consume and complies with applicable regulatory requirements.
Phosphorus assessment
Laboratory and regulatory findings
The report reflected total phosphorus against the additive limit, according to Nestle’s description of the lab’s approach.
Nestle India’s response
Nestle said the assessment did not account for phosphorus naturally present in milk-based ingredients and said its added phosphorus complies with prescribed limits.
- Product
- Nestle India Low Fat Dairy Whitener
- Laboratory finding
- The sample was declared “substandard” and “unsafe” in a Food Analyst’s report.
- Sample location
- A hotel chain’s premises in Connaught Place, New Delhi
- Authority
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
- Action reported
- A notice was issued to the hotel chain, and the Food Business Operator was given an opportunity to appeal within the prescribed period.
- Nestle’s response
- The company said the product is safe and compliant, and that natural phosphorus from milk-based ingredients was not accounted for in the lab’s comparison with the additive limit.
- Hotel chain response
- No official statement from the hotel chain had been released, according to the article.