New Delhi: Facing immense pressure and ban in five states, Nestle India has decided to take Maggi noodles off the shelves across the country. The product has been under scrutiny for alleged high lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) content.
Asserting that the product was "completely safe", the company in a statement said, "Trust of our consumer and the safety of our product is our first priority. Unfortunately, recent developments and unfounded concerns about the product have led to an environment of confusion for the consumer, to such an extent that we have decided to withdraw the product off the shelves. We promise that the trusted MAGGI Noodles will be back in the market as soon as the current situation is clarified," it added.
Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand have so far banned the sale of the two minute noodles after concerns were raised over presence of MSG and lead beyond permissible levels in the product.
Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand governments banned the sale of Nestle's instant noodles for three months while in Gujarat the ban will be effective for one month after some samples of the fast food failed lab tests, officials said. In Jammu and Kashmir, the state government banned the sale for one month till the receipt of reports over the fitness of the fast food for human consumption.
The four states also ordered the noodle manufacturers Nestle India to immediately withdraw the stocks.
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are awaiting results of tests of samples of the noodles taken from the respective states before taking any action. Delhi had banned the sale of the food item for 15 days.
Apart from Maggi, the Gujarat government also tested one sample each of instant noodles of Sunfeast and SK Foods and has banned the latter for a month as high lead content of 4 PPM was found in it.
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