Hindustan Unilever, Nestle Get Food Regulator Notices Over Alleged 'Misleading' Claims, Non-Compliances

05:25 AM EDT, 10/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Unilever (UL) unit Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India have received notices from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India over alleged "misleading" claims and non-compliances, the food regulator said Saturday. Hindustan Unilever's Horlicks Mother's Plus Kesar 400 g BIB made misleading claims about birth weight, bone health, muscle health and no added sugar, while Nestle's resource renal vanilla flavor powder lacked prior approval and vegetarian-status labeling, the FSSAI said in a post of social media platform X. The regulator sought responses from both companies, with Hindustan Unilever saying that two of its products comply with regulations and that it would provide supporting evidence, Bloomberg News reported. Unilever and Nestle didn't immediately respond to MT Newswires' requests for comment.