NEW DELHI, MAY 29:
The storm surrounding Nestle’s Maggi noodles containing high levels of lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavour enhancer, is likely to be tackled at least by three Government agencies, said Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
Officials from the Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had on April 30 asked the Swiss company to recall one batch containing 200,000 packets of the popular noodles that was produced in February 2014. After it found 17.20 parts per million (ppm) of lead against the 2.5 ppm norm for food items and elevated levels of artificially added MSG.
“We have received complaints regarding Maggi and have referred them to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to look into the matter,” said Paswan, on the sidelines of an event.
“The Consumer Affairs Ministry, Health Ministry and FSSAI will proceed in a coordinated manner to address the issue,” he added.
Meanwhile, actor Madhuri Dixit was served a notice by the Uttarakhand FDA for endorsing the “2-minute noodles” brand. The 48-year-old actor has been asked to respond within 15 days to an advertisement which highlighted Maggi’s nutritional value.
A Food Security Officer of the Haridwar FDA stated that a case could be registered against Dixit if she failed to respond to the notice within the stipulated time-period.
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