"No racial biases in Nestle products'

On sugar content in its food products, Narayanan says majority of sugars come naturally

- DIPAK MONDAL

NESTLE INDIA Chairman and MD Suresh Narayanan has rejected the allegation of racial distinction in formulation of its products. The MD said the allegation that its products are racially stereotyped is unfortunate, and untrue.

Narayanan was speaking with the media on the issue of high added sugar content in complementary baby food product Cerelac. "Every formulation of the company, especially a formulation for children below 18 months, is done on a global basis. There is no local approach to making a nutritional adequacy study, it is done globally," said Nestle MD reiterating that there is no distinction between a child in Europe and a child in India or any other part of the world.