Nestle Launches Sugar-Free Cerelac Variants in India
FMCG major Nestle India on Thursday said it will soon launch variants “with no refined sugar” of its infant food Cerelac. The announcement is important as Nestle India, part of Swiss multinational Nestle SA, recently faced criticism for having added sugar in Cerelac. In the company’s earnings statement CMD Suresh Narayanan said: “We have achieved […]
Nestle India CMD Dismisses NGO Accusations on Baby Food
Recently, Nestle India CMD Suresh Narayanan was in the hot seat as he fielded questions on the sugar controversy triggered by a recent report released by Swiss investigative organisation Public Eye. Narayanan vehemently dismissed accusations made by the Swiss NGO about Nestle having “double standards” for developed and developing markets. The report alleged that Nestle’s […]
FSSAI to launch surveillance on fortified rice, dairy products and spices
After starting a probe into alleged violation of norms in branded spices, food regulator FSSAI plans to launch surveillance on other food items like fortified rice, dairy products and spices sold in the domestic market. According to sources, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is planning surveillance on food items like fruit […]
Nestle says added sugar levels in Cerelac below FSSAI standards
Nestle India on Monday said that its baby food brand Cerelac is in compliance with the country’s local food laws with “added sugar” levels being “much lower” than permissible upper limit set by the FSSAI. The company emphasised that the allegations of “racial stereotypes” made by Swiss NGO Public Eye’s report are “untrue”. The packaged […]
Back make in India with testing in India
People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health … and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food,” was the caustic observation of American writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry. While this critiques the organised medical profession’s inattention to nutrition and the role of the food industry, […]
Will Indian moms forgive Cerelac and Bournvita?
Nestlé’s baby food brand Cerelac has found itself in the eye of a storm with a Swiss investigative organisation saying it contained high levels of added sugar in the products sold in India and other developing markets. As samples from the brand tested in European markets found no added sugar, Nestlé had to field […]
Centre asks FSSAI to initiate action against Nestle after sugar content in Cerelac report
The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to initiate “appropriate action” against Nestle, which allegedly sells baby products with high sugar content in India, and not in European countries. According to a report by a Swiss NGO, Public Eye and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), […]