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India Regulator Calls Nestle Dairy Whitener Sample Unsafe
India’s food safety regulator tested a sample of Nestle’s low-fat dairy whitener.
The sample came from the Lalit hotel in New Delhi.
The regulator said it was unsafe and did not meet the required standard.
It told the hotel to stop selling the product.
Nestle India disagreed and said the whitener is safe to drink.
The company said the test did not account for phosphorus that naturally occurs in milk-based ingredients.
Nestle said it had shared information with authorities.
The regulator had not responded to Reuters about the company’s explanation.
India’s food safety regulator declared a Nestle low-fat dairy whitener sample unsafe and substandard.
The sample was collected at the Lalit hotel in New Delhi.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said laboratory analysis found the sample non-compliant and directed the hotel to stop selling it.
Nestle India said the product is safe and argued the analysis did not account for phosphorus naturally present in milk-based ingredients.
Nestle said it was engaging with authorities and had shared supporting data; the regulator did not immediately respond to Reuters.
- Who
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Nestle India, and the Lalit hotel.
- What
- A sample of Nestle low-fat dairy whitener was declared unsafe and substandard; the hotel was directed to stop selling it.
- Where
- The sample was collected at the Lalit hotel in New Delhi, India.
- When
- The regulator announced the finding on Saturday; the article does not specify a date.
- Why
- The regulator said laboratory analysis found the sample non-compliant. Nestle said the analysis did not account for phosphorus naturally present in milk-based ingredients.
Regulator's finding
Nestle India's response
Product compliance and safety
Regulator's finding
The FSSAI said laboratory analysis found the sample non-compliant, unsafe, and substandard, and ordered the hotel to stop selling it.
Nestle India's response
Nestle India said the product is safe and complies with applicable regulations.
Phosphorus analysis
Regulator's finding
The regulator declared the sample non-compliant; the full report was not made public in the article.
Nestle India's response
Nestle said the analysis compared total phosphorus with the limit for added phosphorus without accounting for phosphorus naturally present in milk-based ingredients.
Key facts
- Product
- Nestle low-fat dairy whitener
- Sample location
- The Lalit hotel, New Delhi
- Regulator
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
- Regulator's finding
- The sample was deemed unsafe, substandard, and non-compliant.
- Directed action
- The hotel was told to immediately stop selling the product.
- Nestle's response
- Nestle India said the product was safe and that its analysis did not account for naturally occurring phosphorus in milk-based ingredients.
- Report availability
- The regulator did not make the full laboratory report public.
Sources
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