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FSSAI Orders Immediate Ban on Nestlé Low-Fat Dairy Whitener

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

FSSAI ordered an immediate ban on Nestlé India's Low Fat Dairy Whitener after an unsafe sample from The Lalit hotel.
FSSAI gave Nestlé the lab report and a statutory period to appeal.
FSSAI also notified Bharat Hotels Ltd., operator of The Lalit, to stop selling the product.
Nestlé contends the whitener meets all phosphorus limits, saying the test did not separate natural from added phosphorus.

History

Historical Context

The 2008 Chinese melamine scandal, in which Sanlu’s infant formula sickened roughly 300,000 children and led to six deaths, prompted nationwide recalls and tighter food-safety rules worldwide. Those reforms set a precedent that guided India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority to ban Nestlé India’s Dairy Whitener after FSSAI detected unsafe phosphorus at The Lalit hotel. The episode illustrates how past crises shape current regulatory action.

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Story summary

FSSAI ordered an immediate ban on Nestlé India's Low Fat Dairy Whitener after an unsafe sample from The Lalit hotel.
FSSAI gave Nestlé the lab report and a statutory period to appeal.
FSSAI also notified Bharat Hotels Ltd., operator of The Lalit, to stop selling the product.
Nestlé contends the whitener meets all phosphorus limits, saying the test did not separate natural from added phosphorus.

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