Maggi noodles controversy: Case to be filed against Nestle in UP today

Zee Media Bureau

The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration on Friday permitted to prosecute Nestle India.

A case will be filed against the company in the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in UP's Barabanki district today.

The two-minute 'Maggi' noodles came under regulatory scanner after samples collected in some parts of Uttar Pradesh were tested in the lab and results showed that it contains high amount of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead.

Shockingly, it has been found that Maggi contains 17 parts per million lead, while the permissible limit is only 0.01 ppm. Even the content of monosodium glutamate (MSG) in it was found at levels above the dangerous mark.

UP Food Regulatory Authority examined that chemical monosodium glutamate (MSG) in Maggi noodles was higher than the prescribed limit. On the other hand, the company clarified about the amount of lead in Maggi, claiming that it is negligible and amounts to less than 1 per cent.