Post recall, uttar pradesh tests more maggi samples
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FMCG 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 two lakh
packs of the instant noodles due to higher than permitted levels of lead and a food additive. The UP FDA last month asked Nestle India to withdraw a batch of Maggi noodles “which were
manufactured in February 2014” after it found high levels of added monosodium glutamate (MSG), a taste enhancer, in the noodles, and lead beyond permissible limits. > As a precautionary
measure, the UP FDA has picked up samples of > three-four more batches in April this year for testing after the > previous report came. The lab test results of those batches are >
still awaited. It has been established in the report that the lead > content is beyond the tolerance level of 2.5 parts per million > (ppm). It is 17.2 ppm in Maggi. — VK PANDEY,
BARBANKI DISTRICT FOOD OFFICER He said the earlier tests by the UP FDA found that the levels of the chemicals were higher than permitted. He added that what the company had claimed about the
absence of MSG in Maggi has found to be incorrect in the test.