CHENNAI: Westlife Foodworld Limited, company which operates McDonald’s restaurant chains, said the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has given clean chit to the cheese used by it. FSSAI, under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has verified the cheese used by McDonald’s India as ‘100% Real Cheese’ and decided to use the word “cheese” in products containing cheese, it informed in exchange filings on Tuesday. “Articles in question contain Cheese or cheese product as a part of composition and doesn’t contain analogue in dairy context in any form”, the company said. This is a clean chit McDonald’s India’s commitment to upholding stringent food quality standards across its restaurants, at all times, it said on Tuesday. Saurabh Kalra, MD of McDonald’s India (W&S), said the clean chit from FSSAI affirms that our products contain 100% real cheese sourced from globally renowned suppliers.

Source: Indian Express March 06, 2024 17:59 UTC