FSSAI, NABL Stamp McDonald’s India Using Real Cheese

The food safety standards regulator of the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the administration of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has verified the cheese used by McDonald’s India as '100% Real Cheese’. The verification confirms the brand’s assertion that it uses 100 per cent real cheese and that it does not use any cheese analogues or substitutes in any of its products.

The confirmation from the FSSAI explicitly states, “Articles in question contain cheese or cheese product as a part of the composition and does not contain analogue in dairy context in any form”. 

The FSSAI is a statutory body formed and empowered under the food law i.e. the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as the apex regulator as regards food law and food standards in India. 

Along with this, McDonald’s India (W&S) received the results of the tests conducted by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories), confirming the use of 100 per cent real cheese across its products.

Saurabh Kalra, MD, McDonald's India (W&S) said, “The clean chit we have received from FSSAI, India’s apex food safety standards regulator, affirms that our products contain 100% Real cheese, sourced from globally renowned suppliers. The recent tests conducted by NABL-accredited labs also validate this and the fact that our products do not contain any cheese analogues or substitutes. Since the inception of our operations in 1996, we have maintained a steadfast commitment to the highest levels of food quality. We assure our customers and stakeholders that all our products are crafted with genuine, quality ingredients without any compromises whatsoever.”

Under the clean chit, McDonald’s India (W&S) has retained the term 'cheese' in the names of its products containing cheese.

McDonald's India's CMO, Arvind R P, also shared his excitement in a LinkedIn post.