Maggi Noodles Banned saying the product contained dangerous levels of lead.
It has been reported that food inspectors have passed an order asking Nestle for recalling Maggi noodles batch from shops all over India in view of the fact that it consists harmful lead level.
FDA (Food Safety and Drug Administration) in UP maintained that in the random sample test performed on 24 packs of Maggi, the product is revealed to have high level of lead which is more than the permissible limit.
According to two FDA officers, each and every pack of Maggi on which tests were performed in state-run lab had been found to be dangerous for health. In the test, noodles are discovered to have 17.2 ppm (parts per million) of lead concentration, which is about 7 times more than the allowed limit. As per officers, lead’s permissible limit must be 0.01 ppm to 2.5 ppm.
Not only this, researchers discovered that Maggi contains added MSG’s high level. MSG (monosodium glutamate) is used to boost the taste of something.
In the words of deputy inspector general of Food Safety and Drug Administration in Lucknow, D.G. Srivastava, “Maggi instant noodles contained dangerous amount of lead and MSG. We had to immediately issue orders against the company.”
However, Nestle India claims that they keep a check on quality controls, paying special attention on strict safety measures for each of its raw ingredients that are utilized in the production of the instant food.
To quote what they have to say in connection with the matter,
“We do not add MSG to Maggi Noodles, and glutamate, if present, may come from naturally occurring sources. We are surprised with the content supposedly found in the sample as we monitor the lead content regularly as a part of the regulatory requirements.”
Additionally, a representative gave the confirmation of UP’s order of withdrawing batches dated from March 2014; however said that consumption of targeted product packs have taken place and the ones left have expired, which is a difficulty in recall.
As told to Reuters by Srivastava, “Our experts conducted several tests and each time the results were shocking.” Moreover, his team made way to New Delhi’s federal food inspectors for initiating research over Maggi on a bigger scale.
