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Nestle Dairy Whitener Fails Safety Tests
3 Oct
Summary
- Nestle India's dairy whitener sample deemed unsafe.
- FSSAI collected the sample from a prominent New Delhi hotel.
- The food business operator was ordered to halt sales immediately.
A sample of Nestle India's "low-fat dairy whitener" has been found to be unsafe and substandard, according to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The concerning sample was collected from the premises of Hotel Lalit, located in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
The FSSAI announced that the laboratory analysis report confirmed the product's non-compliance with the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. A notice has been issued to Bharat Hotels Ltd, the food business operator associated with the hotel.
The food business operator was provided with the laboratory report and given an opportunity to appeal. They have been directed by the FSSAI to immediately cease the sale of the identified unsafe food product.