The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has clearly stated that it has not authorized the processing or selling of human milk under the FSS Act, 2006.
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India’s food safety regulator FSSAI has strictly warned against the sale of human milk and its derivatives, emphasizing that the country prohibits commercialization of mother’s milk. The Ayush ministry found that giving approval to companies for production of human milk products led to ethical issues as well as women and human rights violations. That’s why the ban.