Maggi ban: NCDRC orders testing of noodles

October 15, 2015 20:36

The apex consumer court today ordered testing of 13 samples of Maggi noodles to ascertain the claims made in Centre's Rs 640 crore suit against Nestle India alleging unfair trade practices in relation to lead and MSG content in the product.

A bench of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed that the samples be sent to Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, after verifying the seal and samples.

Earlier the company was given a chance to go through the samples collected by the government authorities and it cleared 13 out of 17.

The bench headed by Justice V K Jain has sought reports of the test from the institute within four weeks.

It also directed that a local commissioner at Lucknow would collect 100 Maggi samples from Nestle godown there for testing and fixed the matter for further hearing on November 23.

In its petition, the Department of Consumer Affairs has alleged that Nestle India had "indulged in unfair trade practices by false labelling of Maggi Noodles in as much as it states 'No added MSG' prominently on packet, despite presence of MSG." Monosodium glutamate is a salt used in the food industry for enhancing flavour.

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