Indian Ice Cream Manufacturers’ Association (IICMA) has said that frozen dessert products, duly conforming to standards set by FSSAI, are totally safe to be consumed by children and adults alike. IICMA’s statement was in response to a TOI report of Indore food department starting a drive in the city against frozen dessert products being sold as ice creams. IICMA president Rajesh Gandhi said that it was a regulatory requirement to specifically mention whether the product in question was a ‘frozen dessert’ or ‘ice cream’ on the packaging to enable consumers to make an informed choice. “It is mandatory to declare the per cent of milk fat/edible vegetable oil/fat and vegetable protein product on frozen desserts,” he said. “Hence, it is incorrect to state that frozen desserts are being sold under the name of ice creams when the information has been made
clearly available to consumers.” Gandhi said, “We would like to emphasize that frozen desserts contain similar ingredients as ice creams, differing mainly in the source of fat. This difference does not change the product experience, palatability and safety of frozen desserts in any way.” During the drive, food department found five cases of 
misbranding and substandard products in the city in the last 10 days. “In one of the cases, the manufacturer was using vegetable oil in a product branded as ice cream,” senior food officer Manish Swami said.

(Source: The Times of India, April 10, 2019)