Maggi controversy: Health minister to meet officials
June 04, 2015 10:01
A day after the government filed a complaint against Nestle India with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission over the controversy on samples of Maggi noodles containing lead beyond permissible limits, Health Minister JP Nadda likely to hold meeting with officials on Thursday.
Also, the Food Safety and Standards Association of India will meet food safety commissioners of all states in Delhi today.
In the wake of samples of Maggi instant noodles being found to contain an excess of lead, the Shiv Sena has called for the monitoring and supervision of ready-to-cook foods.
According to reports, the party termed the reports 'disturbing' for consumers, especially parents, and has raised the question of why quality control was not done till now. The Shiv Sena further stated that several generations had suffered due to these lapses.
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan had on Wednesday told reporters that the NCDRC will probe the matter and take appropriate action.
He said the government, for the first time, was taking action under Section 12-1-D of the Consumer Protection Act, under which both Centre and states have powers to file complaints.
He said as there would be delay in getting the reports from food safety watchdog FSSAI (Food Safety Standards Authority of India) and since it concerned consumers' health, the government decided to file a written complaint before the NCDRC.
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