{
  "id": 11670409,
  "title": "Nestle India’s ‘low-fat dairy whitener’ found ‘unsafe, substandard’ at Hotel Lalit: FSSAI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nestle-indias-low-fat-dairy-whitener-found-unsafe-substandard-at",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-03T11:19:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nestle-indias-low-fat-dairy-whitener-found-unsafe-substandard-at-hotel-lalit-fssai/article71540419.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced that a low-fat dairy whitener manufactured by Nestle India, found at Hotel Lalit in Connaught Place, New Delhi, is unsafe and substandard. The sample, collected from the premises of Bharat Hotels Ltd, the operator of the hotel, tested \"substandard\" and \"unsafe\" according to the laboratory analysis report. The FSSAI has provided a copy of the report to the food business operator for reference and necessary action. A notice has been issued to Bharat Hotels Ltd regarding the non-compliant product, with a given opportunity to appeal within the prescribed period. The FBO has been directed to immediately cease the sale of the identified unsafe food product.",
  "summary": "The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said the sample, collected from Bharat Hotels Ltd (The Lalit) in Connaught Place, has been declared non-compliant under the FSS Act, 2006",
  "key_points": [
    "Nestle India's low-fat dairy whitener found unsafe at Hotel Lalit.",
    "Sample tested substandard and unsafe by FSSAI lab analysis.",
    "FSSAI issued notice to Bharat Hotels Ltd to cease sale of product."
  ],
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        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Nestle India’s ‘low-fat dairy whitener’ found ‘unsafe, substandard’ at Hotel Lalit: FSSAI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nestle-indias-low-fat-dairy-whitener-found-unsafe-substandard-at-11672072",
        "published": "2026-10-03T11:19:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}