FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Unilever / 19 October 2026
Unilever (ULVR): news on Monday 19 October 2026
−6.2 strongly negative
Coverage was dominated by India's food regulator issuing notices to Hindustan Unilever over claims on Horlicks and a birth weight claim, alongside Nestlé. A Knorr launch and a small pre-market share dip were minor by comparison.
What drove it
- FSSAI notices in India
- Horlicks claims scrutiny
- Knorr launch
The 12 stories
- −7.0 Nestle, Unilever face regulatory action in India over misleading health claims
Regulatory action in India over misleading health claims. - −7.0 Nestle, Unilever face India action over misleading health claims
Unilever faces Indian action over misleading health claims. - −7.0 FSSAI flags HUL’s ‘happy birth weight’ claim, Nestlé’s nutrition supplement over labelling concerns
FSSAI flags HUL's birth weight claim over labelling. - −6.7 FSSAI Issues Notices to Nestlé and Hindustan Unilever
Indian regulator notice to Hindustan Unilever over product claims. - −6.7 Nestle And Unilever In India Under Scrutiny Over Nutrition Claims
Unilever in India under scrutiny over nutrition claims. - −6.7 India’s food regulator issues notices to products of Nestle, Unilever
Indian food regulator notices over Unilever products. - −6.7 FSSAI issues notices to Nestle, Hindustan Unilever over misleading claims
Regulator notices to HUL over misleading claims. - −6.7 FSSAI issues notices to Nestle India and Hindustan Unilever Ltd. for misleading claims
HUL cited for allegedly misleading claims. - −6.7 Nestle India, HUL Face FSSAI Notices Over Kidney Nutrition Powder and Horlicks Claims
HUL faces FSSAI notice over Horlicks claims. - −6.3 FSSAI flags Hindustan Unilever over Horlicks Women's Plus, Mother's Plus
FSSAI flags Horlicks Women's Plus and Mother's Plus. - +2.5 Unilever launches Knorr range. Unilever stock trades 0.53 percent below Xetra close. - ad-hoc-news.de
Knorr range launch, slight share dip. - −0.8 Unilever stock trading statement on October 28, 2026, falls 0.51 percent pre-market - ad-hoc-news.de
Minor pre-market share dip ahead of trading statement.
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