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Nestle, Zydus, Abbott face India scrutiny over claims on children's products

Global Published 22 October 2026, 07:56 · archived 22 Oct 2026

BENGALURU: India’s food safety regulator issued notices to Nestle India, Zydus Wellness, Abbott Healthcare and others ​on Wednesday over promotional claims involving products for infants and children ‌that it said breached rules. Nestle India flags food, commodity inflation after profit surges 36% The action comes days after the regulator proposed banning the addition of sucrose and fructose to foods for infants up to six months old, as ​India steps up scrutiny of food safety and pushes for front-of-pack ​warning labels, rattling the country’s more than $100 billion packaged food ⁠industry. Th...

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