[Chandigarh,Hyderabad]Punjab+Telangana Also Joined Band Of Maggi “Testers”
Punjab today joined the states which have ordered laboratory testing of Maggi noodles samples following allegations of lapses in food safety standards.
Heath and Family Welfare Minister Surjit Kumar Jayani informed to media that . almost 60 samples of Maggi noodles have been collected from various parts of the state for laboratory testing
He said that the samples have been sent for testing in a government laboratory in Amritsar.
BJP quota Minister said “If any lapse is found as per food safety standards, then appropriate action will be taken in this regard,”
The minister said a probe is being conducted by various states into the alleged lapses in food safety standards in popular instant food.
[2] The samples of Maggi instant noodles are being tested at a lab as part of the nationwide exercise over the alleged presence of mono-sodium glutamate (MSG) and lead in their food products.
As per K Amarender Reddy, Director of Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM), 22 samples from state. are collected and sent for screening. Andhra Pradesh shares the lab with Telangana
Tamil Nadu government has also decided to send Nestle’s noodle brand Maggi to the labs
Uttar Pradesh + Kerala have already ordered the retailers in their states to take the product off their shelves.
The Food Safety Department of Tamil Nadu has initiated proceedings in this regard, collecting samples and sending them to laboratories across the state to be examined,
The Central Government had made it clear yesterday that Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is testing more Maggi samples collected from different states following the detection of MSG and lead in excess of the prescribed limit in the noodles.
Last week, a case had been lodged against Nestle India by state food regulator FSDA in a local court at Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh over safety standards of its Maggi, while actors Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta have also been dragged into it for promoting the ‘two-minute’ noodles brand
In Gujarat 39 samples of Maggi noodles have been collected and sent them for laboratory testing.