New Delhi: In a bid to do way with confusion about food safety standards of ice-creams flooding social media, the Indian Ice-cream Manufacturers Association (IICMA) came out with a clarification on Saturday stating that ice-cream and frozen desserts manufacturers have to abide by product standards set by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
The IICMA clarified that ice-cream and frozen desserts fall under the purview of FSSAI. While ice-cream uses milk and other products derived from milk, frozen desserts contain milk and may also contain milk fat and milk solids. In ice-creams, the source of fat is milk fat, while in frozen desserts the source of fat is vegetable oil, the manufacturers body clarified. Busting the myth that vegetable oils may be harmful for human health, the IICMA further clarified that vegetable oil is a safe ingredient and is used in multiple food products.