Food safety regulator FSSAI has directed food businesses, including e-commerce players, to remove claims of ‘A1’ and ‘A2’ types of milk and milk products from packaging, calling such labelling misleading.
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said these claims do not conform with the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
- In its latest order, FSSAI said it had examined the issue and found that A1 and A2 differentiation is linked to the structure of beta-casein protein in milk. However, current FSSAI regulations do not recognise this differentiation.
- A1 and A2 milk differ in their beta-casein protein composition, which varies based on cow breed.
- The regulator emphasised strict compliance with this directive.
- A1 or A2 milk product categories never existed and globally also this trend is fading away, he said, and added that the FSSAI’s clarification supports this broader understanding.
