Recently, many states in India banned Maggi because of high levels of lead and monosodium glutamate found in some samples. But do you know how MSG affects your health?
The Delhi High Court has restrained four Hyderabad-based traders from using the trademark of Japan's Ajinomoto Co Inc.
The new norms would clearly set the permissible limits of monosodium glutamate.
But Bachchan added that he hadn't received any notice in connection with the product that he "stopped promoting" two years ago.
This move gives clean chit to noodles and pastas containing MSG.
Ghosts of the past came to haunt Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) when officials from the food safety department in Kerala raided a Thiruvananthapuram outlet following complaints of worms in the chicken being served.
The company was, however, silent on the presence of the taste enhancer monosodium glutamate in the famous 'two-minute' noodle brand.
The trouble for Nestle's Maggi started in Uttar Pradesh last month and has now spread nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration has directed all states on Wednesday to get sample of India's most popular instant noodles tested for high content of lead and mono-sodium glutamate, a taste enhancer.
Fast Moving Consumer Goods major Nestle may face more action by the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration, which is testing more batches of Maggi after ordering recall of a batch of about 2 lakh packs of the instant noodles due to higher than permitted levels of lead and a food additive.
Maggi controversy seems far from ending, now Tamil Nadu starts scrutiny.
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Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has been served notice by the government for violating food safety norms in manufacturing atta noodles
ITC has stated its products have been found to be in compliance with all food safety regulations.
The matter is now expected to be raised with the PMO.
The couple opened the package and saw live beetles inside the packet, which had a May 20, 2016 as the expiry date.
On June 5, FSSAI banned Maggi noodles.
No legal proceedings have been initiated against Nestl till now.
Singapore says it will suspend importing noodles from India after the MSG controversy came up last week.
Neslte which did brisk business in India, with 30 per cent revenue coming from Maggi alone, has not taken a big hit.
The Indian Army on Wednesday issued an advisory asking its personnel not to consume Maggi noodles.
Nestle India is in the process of resuming exports of its Maggi instant noodles to various global markets after it got a go ahead from Bombay High Court earlier this week.
The measures include operationalising of standards on food additives for use in various categories.
Nestl India on Thursday night decided to take Maggi off the shelves after a controversy erupted over its contents, prompting several states to ban the 'two-minute' noodles.
Nepal is testing Nestle's Maggi noodles imported from India for lead content and may impose a ban on the popular instant snack if the level of toxic chemical is found to be above permissible limit, officials said.
Celebrities endorsing Maggi can face action If Maggi is tested of high content of MSG.
Maggi made a comeback in November after passing tests at three government labs.
Maggi banned in Delhi for 15 days.
A Bihar court on Tuesday ordered that an FIR be registered against Maggi brand ambassadors Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta and arrest the cinestars.
Maggi ban: SC orders fresh testing at Mysore lab.
Nestle India currently exports Maggi noodles to Canada, UK, Singapore and Kenya and to third parties in the US, Australia and New Zealand
The Maggi controversy is likely to be a stepping stone in the evolution of country's packaged and processed food industry.
ITC on Monday said it is conducting more tests on its products at accredited labs across India.
After Delhi, four more states -- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand - on Thursday banned the sale of Maggi noodles, as the popular instant snack came under mounting scrutiny over food safety concerns.
The state government had in the first week of June banned Maggi sale in the state after the product failed the food safety test.
The Indian operation of the Swiss food group employs more than 5,000.
Food processing industry players are worried that this could have an impact on their overall investment plans.
Nestle was perceived as being feeble in its defence.
The FSSAI issued an order to test more brands of noodles, pastas.
The claim is filed with a consumer body.
'We have done what we needed to do on behalf of the consumers'.
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