LUCKNOW: The Food Safety and Drug Administration on Thursday informed that it will continue to conduct raids throughout the state to ensure no contaminated sample of the Maggi brand of instant noodles is left in the market.
Commissioner FSDA P K Singh said a general surveillance in this regard would be carried out by the department throughout the state and added that some more samples have been taken from Lucknow and Agra. Singh said, "There is demand to take legal action against the company and in a week's time, there should be a decision."
Recently, the FSDA of Uttar Pradesh had confirmed presence of lead and mono sodium glutamate (MSG) beyond permissible limit in samples of Maggi, seized from a store in Barabanki. Since then, three state governments - Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka - have said they will test samples too. Centre has said Food Safety & Standards Authority of India will look into the matter.
High level of lead in food is known to be harmful, MSG is a flavour enhancer commonly added to Chinese food. To most Indians, it is known as Ajinomoto, because of the Japanese company of the same name that has been manufacturing it for over 100 years.
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