UP administration slaps fine as Maggi samples 'fail' test

November 29, 2017 09:20

The district administration in Uttar Pradeshs Shahjahanpur has slapped a fine on Nestle India and its distributors after popular noodles brand Maggi allegedly failed to pass a lab test, even as the FMCG major maintained that its a case of application of incorrect standards.

The district administration had imposed a fine of Rs 45 lakh on Nestle, Rs 15 lakh on its three distributors and Rs 11 lakh on its two sellers.

According to the district authorities, it had collected the samples last year in November and sent them for the test, which had found ash content above the permissible limits of human consumption.

Questioning the lab findings, Nestle India said it had not received the order yet and would file an appeal urgently once it received the order.

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