# FSSAI issues notices to Nestle India, HUL over misleading claims 2026-10-18T12:16:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to Nestle India and Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) over misleading claims and non-compliance on packaging of food products. In a social media post on Saturday (17 October 2026), the regulator flagged claims on HUL's Horlicks Women's Plus Chocolate Nutrition Drink, including 'Nutrition for Strong Bones' and 'Clinically Proven to Help Improve Bone Strength in 6 Months', as misleading. The claim of 'No Added Sugar' was also questioned due to the presence of maltodextrin in the product. Separately, FSSAI flagged HUL's Horlicks Mother's Plus Kesar for the claim 'Healthy Birth Weight', saying it contravenes regulations. On Nestle India, the regulator flagged inconsistencies in its Nescafe Ready-to-Drink products, where packaging described the items as 'Flavoured Milk' on the front but 'Proprietary Food - Dairy Based Drink' on the back. The regulator also said Nestle's Resource Renal Vanilla Flavour Powder, meant for dietary management of chronic kidney disease, lacked prior approval and did not state vegetarian or non-vegetarian status. HUL said in an emailed response that its products comply with all requirements and that it will share 'scientific and regulatory evidence' with authorities. Nestle India did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Sunday (18 October 2026). FSSAI has directed both companies to submit responses within the stipulated period and warned of further action if replies are not satisfactory. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Fortune India leads with the FSSAI's own social media post and details every contravention cited, sticking to a straight neutral-report format. Livemint also follows neutral-report style but adds HUL's denial and a broader context of the regulator's crackdown over recent months, including prior action against Nestle in September. Both sources cover the same violations without conflict on facts. The balanced reading is that the story is a regulatory notice, with HUL offering a defence and Nestle yet to respond, the concrete next step is the companies' deadline to reply, beyond which FSSAI has warned of further action. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - fortuneindia.com (neutral report) Straight listing of each FSSAI notice without commentary or defence - livemint.com (neutral report) Neutral report adding HUL's denial and regulator's broader crackdown context This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: FSSAI, Hindustan Unilever, Horlicks, Nescafe, Nestlé India Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fssai-issues-notices-to-nestle-india-hul-over-misleading-claims/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fssai-issues-notices-to-nestle-india-hul-over-misleading-claims/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/