The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Nestlé India over alleged violations. The regular has flagged two of their products.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Nestlé India over alleged violations involving two of their products, reported PTI. Regulatory authorities have identified compliance issues associated with a specific Horlicks product, as well as approval and labelling discrepancies involving a specialised nutritional powder.
FSSAI issues notice to HUL over Horlicks products
The notice from the regulatory involves Hindustan Unilever’s Horlicks Women's Plus Chocolate Nutrition Drink 400g, reported PTI.
What are the misleading claims?
In an X post on Saturday, FSSAI said that notices have been issued to these two companies "regarding misleading claims and non-compliances".
"Claims such as 'Nutrition for Strong Bones', 'Clinically Proven to Help Improve Bone Strength in 6 Months' and 'Improves Bone Health' were found to be misleading or non-compliant with applicable regulations," FSSAI said.
The claim "healthy muscles" was found to violate regulatory standards governing the use of the word "healthy" in food packaging. Additionally, the "No Added Sugar" claim was also considered misleading due to the presence of maltodextrin in the product, the regulator said.
The claim of "100 per cent RDA of Calcium, Vitamin D & K2" was also found non-compliant with applicable food safety requirements.
Besides this, another HUL product has also come to the radar. FSSAI has issued a notice for misleading claims on "Horlicks Mother's Plus Kesar 400 g BIB".
"The claims 'Healthy Birth Weight' on the product label and 'For baby's healthy birth weight' in the advertisement were found to be potentially misleading and in contravention of the FSS (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018," the regulator said.
Claims, such as 'For Pregnancy and Lactation with Protein for Birth Weight and DHA for Brain Development - No Added Sugar' were included as part of the product name on the e-commerce platform, said FSSAI, as per PTI.
FSSAI has directed HUL to respond to the notice within the given time period. FSSAI has warned of further action in case of unsatisfactory response.
Notice to Nestle India over non-compliances
The regulator has also issued notices to Nestle India, Schreiber Dynamix Dairies Private Ltd and Lotus Dairy Products Pvt Ltd for non-compliance with rules. The concerns are related to its 'Nescafe Ready-to-Drink' products.
Meanwhile, concerned licensing authorities and e-commerce platforms have also been asked to take necessary action.
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