Nestle takes Maggi noodles off shelves across India

 

The Union government has asked the company to withdraw the nine variants of Maggi noodles from markets across the country. 

The health ministry said the brand manufacturer, Nestle, had not adhered to food safety norms. 

Nestle India has said it is temporarily taking its bestselling instant noodle brand Maggi off the shelves in India.

It comes amid concerns about safety as several states have been testing the product for higher-than-allowed levels of lead.

They have also been testing for the chemical monosodium glutamate, widely known as MSG.

Nestle said in a statement on Friday June 05,2015 that Maggi noodles were completely safe.
But "recent developments and unfounded concerns about the product have led to an environment of confusion for the consumer," it said.

The firm said the confusion had developed to such an extent "that we have decided to withdraw the product off the shelves, despite the product being safe", but promised the noodles would return to the market as soon as the current problem was dealt with