The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked Food Business Operators (FBOs) and e-commerce FBOs to remove all claims regarding A1 and A2 types of milk and dairy products from all packaging. FSSAI’s instructions came after it found that several FBOs were selling milk and milk products such as ghee, butter, and curd under the A1 and A2 classifications using FSSAI license numbers.
The food regulator added that the A1 and A2 differentiation of milk is essentially linked to a difference in the structure of protein, and therefore, any A2 claims on milk fat products are misleading and not in conformance with the provisions of the FSS Act 2006 and its regulations. FSSAI further said that the standards for milk, as specified in the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, do not mention or recognise any differentiation of milk based on A1 and A2 types. The FSSAI asked e-commerce FBOs to remove all claims related to A1 and A2 proteins from their websites immediately.
