Nestle Low Fat Dairy Whitener sale banned: Why FSSAI called it ‘unsafe, substandard’

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed an immediate ban on sale of Nestle India's "low-fat dairy whitener". The food regulator called the product “unsafe and substandard” on Saturday. A sample of "low-fat dairy whitener" manufactured by Nestle India has failed the safety test conducted by FSSAI. FSSAI said that the sample, which was collected from the premises of Hotel Lalit in Connaught Place, New Delhi, has been found "unsafe and substandard".

Why Nestle low-fat dairy whitener is ‘unsafe’ as per FSSAI Via a post on X, FSSAI said that the product was found "substandard" and "unsafe" as per the report of the food analyst's laboratory, violating the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006. The regulator added that a copy of the laboratory analysis report was provided to the food business operator (FBO) for reference and necessary action. A notice has been sent to Bharat Hotels Ltd over the product and its non-compliance.

Under the relevant section of the FSS Act, 2006, the FBO was eligible to appeal against the food analyst's report within a prescribed time period. FSSAI has now directed the FBO to immediately stop the sale of the identified food product. "A sample of Nestlé "Low Fat Dairy Whitener" collected from M/s Bharat Hotels Ltd. (The Lalit), New Delhi, has been declared UNSAFE & SUBSTANDARD by Food Analyst reports under the FSS Act 2006," read the post on social media.(this is a developing story)