Delhi govt summons Maggi officials at 12:30 pm
June 03, 2015 11:20
The Delhi government has summoned Nestle India officials for an explanation on the samples that failed MSG and lead level tests. Eighty per cent of the samples were found to be unsafe. The meeting with the officials is at 12:30 pm today.
Delhi government may also follow Kerala in banning Maggi after 10 out of 13 samples tested for lead content were found to have amounts higher than permissible limits.
State governments from Delhi to Kerala, and from Tamil Nadu to Haryana, Maharashtra and West Bengal, have deployed officials to randomly collect Maggi samples of different batches and dates for testing the safety of its content
Several other states were also testing the product, if Maggi fails these tests, the product could face a ban across India.
Shares in Nestle, the company that makes Maggi noodles, dropped nearly 10 per cent in morning trade on Wednesday.
Delhi government may also follow Kerala in banning Maggi after 10 out of 13 samples tested for lead content were found to have amounts higher than permissible limits.
State governments from Delhi to Kerala, and from Tamil Nadu to Haryana, Maharashtra and West Bengal, have deployed officials to randomly collect Maggi samples of different batches and dates for testing the safety of its content
Several other states were also testing the product, if Maggi fails these tests, the product could face a ban across India.
Shares in Nestle, the company that makes Maggi noodles, dropped nearly 10 per cent in morning trade on Wednesday.
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