FSSAI notice
Nestlé Low Fat Dairy Whitener: FSSAI finding (Oct 2026)
Last checked 8 October 2026
On 3 Oct 2026 FSSAI said a sample of Nestlé Low Fat Dairy Whitener taken from Bharat Hotels (The Lalit, New Delhi) was unsafe and sub-standard and prohibited its sale by that hotel; Nestlé says the test wrongly counted natural milk phosphorus, both parties can appeal, and no recall or national ban has been ordered.
- Classification
- Regulatory notice or advisory
- Decided by
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
- Reference
- Food analyst report and FSSAI direction prohibiting sale by the food business operator, announced 3 Oct 2026 (not published)
- Latest action
- 3 October 2026
- Last checked
- 8 October 2026
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FSSAI flags new Nestlé product as unsafe after testing sample at Delhi hotel
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Key facts
- Product
- Nestlé Low Fat Dairy Whitener
- Where sampled
- Bharat Hotels Ltd (The Lalit), New Delhi
- Finding
- Unsafe and sub-standard, per the food analyst; reports link it to phosphorus
- Action
- Sale by that operator prohibited; report sent to Nestlé and the hotel, who may appeal
- Nestlé's position
- Product is safe and compliant; the lab measured total phosphorus, including what occurs naturally in milk, against a limit meant for added phosphorus
- Batch
- Not published
On 3 Oct 2026 FSSAI said that a sample of Nestlé Low Fat Dairy Whitener, collected from Bharat Hotels Ltd, which runs The Lalit in New Delhi, had been declared unsafe and sub-standard by a food analyst. It directed an immediate prohibition on the sale of the product by that business and sent the report to Nestlé and the hotel, either of which may appeal.
Nestlé said the product is safe and complies with the law, and that FSSAI's laboratory measured total phosphorus, including the phosphorus present naturally in milk, against a limit intended for added phosphorus. No batch number has been published, and FSSAI has not ordered a recall.
The finding came two weeks after FSSAI began adjudication proceedings against Nestlé India over claims on its NAN Excella Pro and Lactogen infant formulas, recorded on the Nestlé India page.
What this means for you
Not a recall
The direction stops one business from selling the sampled stock. No recall of the product has been announced.
The result can still change
Under the Food Safety and Standards Act the company can appeal and ask for the retained sample to be retested at a referral laboratory.
This is a record of official orders, not medical advice. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without asking your doctor or pharmacist.
Common questions
Is Nestlé dairy whitener banned?
No. FSSAI stopped one Delhi hotel from selling the sampled stock after a lab called it unsafe. Nestlé disputes the test, and no recall or ban has been ordered.
Official sources and primary records
- FSSAI flags new Nestlé product as unsafe after testing sample at Delhi hotelNewsThe Week · 3 October 2026
- Nestlé product faces fresh FSSAI action: dairy whitener samples found unsafe, substandardNewsIndia.com · 3 October 2026