Nestle Controversy: FSSAI collecting samples of Cerelac Baby Cereals from across the country
Based on a global report published by Swiss NGO Public Eye, food safety regulator FSSAI on Thursday said it is in the process of collecting pan India samples of Nestle's Cerelac baby cereal. It is being told that the company has high sugar element in these products. Nestle introduced this product in India, Africa and Latin American countries rather than in the European markets.
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Food safety regulator FSSAI on Thursday said it is in the process of collecting pan India samples of Nestle's Cerelac baby cereal, amid a global report claiming the company is adding high sugar content to the product.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao told the media agency during the ASSOCHAM event on Food Fortification that we are collecting samples of Nestle's Cerelac Baby cereal from across the country. This process will take 15-20 days to complete. Let us tell you that FSSAI is a statutory body under the administration of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Possibility of high sugar element
The move came after concerns about high sugar content in Nestle's baby food products were expressed by both the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) after taking note of a global report published by Swiss NGO Public Eye. Has gone.
The global report claimed Nestlé sold baby products with higher sugar content in less developed South Asian countries, including India, Africa and Latin American countries, than in European markets.
Nestle India said this
However, Nestle India has said that it never compromises on compliance and has reduced added sugar by 30 per cent depending on the variety in baby food products in India in the last five years.
Earlier, while addressing the ASSOCHAM event, FSSAI CEO highlighted the importance of food fortification for human health and called for including millets and other alternative food items beyond rice.
He said FMCG companies have introduced a variety of millet-based products in the last few years and they can further expand the basket of nutritional food items in the country.
The CEO also unveiled ASSOCHAM's knowledge report 'Fortifying India's Future: Significance of Food Fortification and Nutrition' on the occasion.
Vivek Chandra, CEO of LT Foods Global Branded Business, Sharika Yunus of World Food Programme, Tony Senyake, CEO of Fortify Health and Umesh Kamble, CEO of Farm to Fork Solutions also spoke about food fortification.
