Among the reports of Nestle selling baby food items with a large amount of sugar in them in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has commanded a detailed inquiry to assess the unproven violence, a source told CNBC-TV18
This matter is examined by the scientific committee and the report of the team is assumed in the month’s time, as per the sources. After the report, FSSAI will analyze the action to be taken.
Moreover, it’s not just Nestle, many other brands selling baby food items and formula milk are below India’s food safety controller scanner. Sources add that FSSAI has ordered an investigation against all companies and brands that sell baby food and little one formula milk, to evaluate whether standards are being held to or not.
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All the brands that sell newborn babies formula milk and the baby food present in the market will be examined and hard action will be taken in case of those who are not strict to the defined guidelines, sources added on.
After a survey claiming that baby food sold by Nestle in india has extra sugar content and is not as per worldwide standards, the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has requested FSSAI to “begin appropriate action” in the case of the company.
In a note to the FSSAI CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao on 18 April, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare has said that as per the latest report, Public Eye, an inquiry agency found in Switzerland has issued a report concerning discovering Nestle’s producing practices in india.
As per the report, Nestle is supposed to add up to 2.7g of sugar per portion to the baby food Nestle Cerelac sold in india while abstaining from such exercise in other countries such as France, the UK, Germany, and Switzerland.
As per the Food Safety and Standards (foods for Infant Nutrition) Regulation 2020, the amount of glucose and lactose should not go over 20%.
According to the instructions, the glucose and lactose polymers should be the selected carbohydrates for food for newborn nutrition fructose and sucrose shall not be added on unless required as a source for carbohydrates, and as long as the sum of these does not go over the 20% of its allover carbohydrates, the guidelines add on.
Moreover, Nestle India previous week issued an explanation responding to the latest controversy nearby sugar content in the Nestle Cerelac baby food items with the explanation.
“We would like to assure you that your newborn cereal Nestle products are produced to ensure the appropriate delivery of nourishment needs such as vitamins, protein, minerals, carbohydrates, iron, etc. for prior childhood.” Nestle India announced.
It has been said that they will never compromise the nutritional qualities of the items. To increase the nutritional value of its products, the company always leverages its worldwide research and growth network.
Nestle said first that its priority is to reduce the added sugar in India. Across the past five years, we have already done the reduction of added sugar by up to 30%, believing in the variant. We review our portfolio on a daily basis and continue to create and reformulate it to decrease the level of added sugar without compromising on quality, safety, nutrition, and taste. Nestle India has an add-on
We consistently encourage to minimize the division of sugar every one or two days. We also join and interact with projects with business corporations for better manufacturing practices. “Nestle India add-on
