However, none of the permanent workers involved in manufacturing of Maggi at the Moga plant have been retrenched
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We are surrounded by food that is contaminated, adulterated and does not meet Indian safety and packaging standards, says Abheet Singh Sethi/IndiaSpend.com.
The development is significant for Nestle since arguments in the Bombay High Court over testing and sampling went in the company's favour, too.
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In fresh troubles for Nestle over safety standards of its famous Maggi noodle brand, the Uttrakhand Food Safety Department has collected samples of the 'two-minute' noodles from the company's Pantanagar plant and other places in the state.
A call by the Traders Federation in Tamil Nadu to ban sales of Coca Cola and Pepsi soft drinks came into effect on Wednesday with its president A M Vikrama Raja declaring drinks as 'toxic' for consumption.
Maggi re-entered the market on November 9.
Nestle says newly manufactured Maggi found safe in tests; to start retail sales this month.
The road ahead is not expected to be easy for one of India's best-loved brands.
Banking and capital goods stocks were out of favour, while oil and auto stocks saw buying interest.
On October 16, Nestl received the go-ahead to resume manufacturing Maggi.
Before the ban, Maggi commanded a market share of around 75 per cent. Following legal battles, the popular noodles brand was back in the market in November last year.
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Punishing brand ambassadors shows that the government is only interested in going after the low hanging fruit, says Tanmaya Nanda.
'The idea behind the new rules is that slaughter markets must buy directly from the farms as is the case in the bloody world.' 'The cattle markets have become centres for the organised beef mafia.'
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