FSSAI takes action against Nestle for 'false' baby food tags

NEW DELHI: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated legal action against Nestle India over non-compliance involving three infant nutrition products, including promotional claims on e-commerce platforms and a follow-up formula found to be substandard for biotin content.According to an FSSAI adjudication sanction issued against Nestle India's Unit I and Unit II, promotional material for NAN Excella Pro Stage 1 carried claims related to '5 HMOs' (human milk oligosaccharides) and 'whey protein', while Lactogen Pro 1 made a claim that its 'whey protein' was 'easy to digest'.A Nestle India spokesperson said, "Our products are fully compliant with all the applicable regulations. The said products and their labels were approved by the expert committee of FSSAI.