New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated legal action against Nestle India Ltd for alleged violations of food safety regulations related to its infant nutrition products, the regulator said on Friday.

The action concerns promotional claims made for NAN Excella Pro Stage 1 and Lactogen Pro 1, as well as a follow-up formula that was found to have lower-than-prescribed Biotin content during laboratory testing.

FSSAI said it reviewed the products and promotional material available on e-commerce platforms and found certain claims related to the infant nutrition products.

In the case of NAN Excella Pro Stage 1, claims related to "5 HMOs" and "Whey Protein" were observed. For Lactogen Pro 1...