After Danone & Nestle, French co recalls batches of baby formulaFrench food maker Vitagermine has recalled specific batches of its Babybio infant formula due to a toxin contamination scare. This precauti...
27 Jan, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Nestle infant formula recall: Why the CEO of world’s largest food firm apologised, is baby milk powder in India affected?Nestle's CEO has apologized after certain infant formula batches were recalled in over 50 countries. The recall is due to a possible qualit...
19 Jan, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
FSSAI constitutes panel to review use of sugar in infant foodFollowing criticism over added sugar in its Cerelac infant food, particularly in developing markets like India, the Food Safety and Standar...
15 Aug, 2025, 12.12 AM IST
FSSAI takes a U-turn, now says it has no authority to regulate baby milk productsThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has changed its position on monitoring violations of the Infant Milk Substitutes (...
11 Apr, 2025, 04.29 PM IST
Nestle's added sugar per serving for baby products complies regulations: Health Minister J P NaddaUnion Health Minister J P Nadda informed Lok Sabha that Nestle's baby product complies with India's 2020 food safety regulations for added ...
13 Dec, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Nestle's Cerelac is once again facing scrutiny; NGOs want Swiss govt to take actionNestle India is under scrutiny for alleged high sugar content in its baby food, Cerelac. Global NGOs have accused Nestle of unethical pract...
14 Jun, 2024, 04.17 PM IST
More guts for our food regulatorsBetween Nestle's 'added sugar in infant foods' for Indian markets controversy, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) stoppin...
30 Apr, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
Cerelac has half the permissible limit of added sugar as set by FSSAI; allegations are racially stereotyped and untrue: Nestle India chairmanNestle India Chairman & Managing Director, Suresh Narayanan, refuted allegations of racial stereotyping in the company's infant food formul...
29 Apr, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
Cinema halls can set terms for sale of food and beverages inside premises: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on a batch of pleas filed by theatre owners of Jammu and Kashmir and the Multiplex Association of ...
03 Jan, 2023, 09.29 PM IST
From Feb 1, foreign food manufacturers need FSSAI registration for exporting milk, meat productsIn an order issued on Monday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said that it has been decided that registrations of ...
11 Oct, 2022, 12.49 AM IST
Despite ban, marketing of hazardous breast-milk substitutes stays rampantIn India, ironically, Nearly half the infants under six months are not exclusively breastfed a rate that has not improved substantially in ...
23 May, 2018, 11.20 AM IST
Will new FSSAI rules undercut baby food law?Ostensibly to deal with three very rare medical conditions in infants, FSSAI decided to exempt several products from the IMS Act.
06 Mar, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Nestle India rejects Rajasthan food regulator’s report on 'substandard' CerelacCerelac Wheat was found to be substandard by the chief medical and health officer of Rajasmand district in Rajasthan in a report dated Octo...
18 Apr, 2017, 12.37 AM IST
FSSAI for fixing limits of melamine in milk, milk productsTo check adulteration, food safety regulator FSSAI has proposed for the first time fixing of maximum permissible limit of melamine content ...
07 Jul, 2015, 11.13 PM IST
Cipla gets USFDA nod for Lopinavir, Ritonavir oral pelletsCipla has received approval from US health regulator USFDA for Lopinavir and Ritonavir oral pellets used for treating AIDS in infants and y...
03 Jun, 2015, 06.01 PM IST
- Codex commission stresses on checking quality of infant foods
There is an urgent need to follow codex standards with regard to infant foods, a senior official of Codex Alimentarius Commission said.
04 Nov, 2007, 01.00 PM IST
- Amend IMS Act: Ministry
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries proposes to recommend to the concerned Group of Ministers not to repeal the Infant Milk Substitu...
10 Mar, 2005, 12.58 PM IST