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Regulatory Risk

ABBOTT LABORATORIES · 2026-10-22 · Importance 44 · Surprise 60

India's Food Safety and Standards Authority issued Abbott a notice concerning an allegedly noncompliant promotional video for Similac Advance 1. The notice involved an influencer's social-media promotion, which Abbott reportedly denied authorizing. The action forms part of a broader FSSAI crackdown in India on infant-formula claims and promotions, increasing compliance and marketing-risk exposure for Abbott's Nutrition business.

Key facts

• India's food-safety watchdog FSSAI has issued notices to Abbott Laboratories over alleged violations in infant formula claims and promotions related to a social media influencer's promotional video for Similac Advance 1, which the company denies authorizing. source