India, Oct. 7 -- Once again, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and food major Nestle are at loggerheads. Earlier, it was the company's popular ready-to-cook noodle brand Maggi that was at the centre of controversy. Now, the focus has shifted to its infant nutrition products.

FSSAI's latest action against Nestle over three infant nutrition products has placed a larger question before India's rapidly evolving food industry: how far can innovation, nutrition claims and marketing go, particularly when the consumer is an infant and the purchasing decision-maker is a parent? The question extends well beyond one company or three products. It goes to the heart of how India should build a credible, science-led and trusted f...