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.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said ​in a post on X that laboratory analysis ​found the sample non-compliant, with authorities directing the ⁠hotel to immediately stop selling the product.

The food ​regulator did not make the full report public.

Nestle India ​said the product is safe to consume and complied with applicable regulations, adding the FSSAI report had compared total phosphorus with ​the limit for added phosphorus without accounting for ​phosphorus naturally present in milk-based ingredients.

The company spokesperson said it was ‌engaging ⁠with authorities and had shared data on the same and similar milk-based products to show the presence of naturally occurring phosphorus.

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The FSSAI did not immediately respond ​to Reuters’ request ​for comment ⁠on Nestle’s statement.

The Lalit hotel did not respond to a request for comment.

In ​September, the regulator said it had found a ​Nestle baby ⁠food sample to be substandard and was pursuing legal action against the Swiss food giant in one of ⁠its ​biggest growth markets.

Nestle then said ​its products were “fully compliant with all the applicable regulations.”