LUCKNOW: A case has been lodged in a local court in Barabanki on Saturday against Nestle India over inadequate safety standards of its product – Maggi. The complaint was lodged by a food safety officer of Barabanki, Sanjay Singh. The complaint was accepted and admitted on Saturday. The court also asked Nestle India and five others, including retailers Easy Day, to remain present before it on July 1, in relation to the case.
Confirming the development, designated officer (food safety), in-charge of Barabanki, VK Pandey, said, “Following FSDA Commissioner PK Singh’s permission to file a case against Nestle India, a case has been filed in the court of ACJM (Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate) here.”
The case has been lodged against the company’s Nestle Nagal Kalan Industrial Area unit (Haroli, Una in HP), Delhi-based Nestle India Limited, an Easy Day outlet in Barabanki, and the Delhi-based parent firm Easy Day, as also against and their FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) managers, Mohan Gupta and Shabab Alam, Pandey said.
Meanwhile on Saturday, more than 4 teams of FSDA continued their sampling exercise under the surveillance activity in Lucknow, and collected samples of Maggi from shops located in different areas including the posh Jopling Road.
On behalf of FSDA, Pandey had collected the samples from the Easy Day store in Barabanki and had sent the consignment for testing to a Kolkata laboratory, which showed that the quantum of lead present was 17 times more than the stipulated limit, which is considered hazardous. It also found presence of mono sodium glutamate.
Following the crack down on Nestle India, the Union ministry of Consumer Affairs had also directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to look into the matter. On Friday, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan had said a class action suit may also be initiated in the matter if a complaint is lodged with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).
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