Four Tonnes of Maggi Products to be Destroyed in Goa: Chief Minister Parsekar

After ordering the recall of Maggi noodles, over four tonnes of Maggi products have been collected by Nestle in Goa. It will now be destroyed in the presence of officials of the state Food Drugs Authority, informed Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar.

Parsekar told reporters on the sidelines of an education department event in Porvorim, near the state capital, "All stock is being withdrawn. Stocks amounting to something like 4,000-odd kg have been collected by them (Nestle). I have instructed that it is to be destroyed in the presence of FDA officials."

Action Against Maggi Noodles Will be Taken Only After Test Reports Are In: Paswan
The Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that the Indian government had taken suo motu cognizance of the matter and ordered checks.

The chief minister has ordered a ban on Nestle’s Maggi products from Monday, June 8, 2015, until further notice. Goa last week had conducted two tests on Maggi, both of which said the levels of MSG and lead were below permissible levels and therefore the product was safe for consumption. However, both the tests were rejected by the central government’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) which called them ’inappropriate’.

The FDA has now sent a fresh sample of Maggi noodles manufactured in a local unit to a Karnataka-based government laboratory for tests on the directions of the FSSAI.

Source-Medindia

West Bengal Government Sends Maggi Noodles, Other Food Products for Testing
Samples of Maggi noodles and some other food items have been collected from West Bengal and sent to the industrial testing laboratory National Test House.

Samples of Maggi Noodles Collected Randomly from Across Himachal Pradesh
The Himachal Pradesh authorities have also collected samples of Maggi instant noodles from across the state on June 3, 2015, and sent them to a lab for testing.

Following Supplyco's Footsteps, Kerala Bakeries also Decide Not to Sell Maggi
A day after Supplyco decided not to sell Maggi instant noodles at its outlets, it was the turn of bakeries in the state to do the same on June 3, 2015.