A day after Kerala banned the sale of Maggi noodles in govt shops, food safety officials in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday collected samples of the instant noodles from some of the districts including Solan.
Maggi stall in Mussorie.
A day after Kerala banned the sale of Maggi noodles in govt shops, food safety officials in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday collected samples of the instant noodles from some of the districts including Solan.
The samples collected at Solan included those of Maggi noodles, chocolate and some diary products following instructions received from the centre.
Additional Chief Secretary (Health and Food safety) Vineet Chawdhry said, “Necessary instructions have been passed on to the Directorate of health and food Safety and they are on the job to comply with directions of the GoI. I have been informed about collection of samples, which will be tested as per the prescribed norms “.
Chawdhry said Himachal Pradesh if unsuitable ingredients are found in the samples, strict action will be taken by the government.
Earlier in the day, Food and Civil Supplies Minister G S Bali told media persons that state government was quite alarmed over the reports relating to Maggi noodles.
“I have told Principal Secretary ( Food and supplies) RD Dhiman to write to Additional CS (Health) for taking samples of the maggi noodles and sending these for tests to the labs” he said
Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur said the government will not hesitate to take suitable action if the samples doesn’t meet the standards of health safety in Himachal Pardesh.
“I have been receiving calls from the citizens asking for ban but the state will not go for knee-jerk reactions unless we test the samples,” he said.
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