Maggi noodles banned in India

Risingbd Desk: Maggi noodle has been banned in Indian markets over concerning of excess lead levels in the product.

Nestle has removed its popular Maggi instant noodles from the shelves in India after a handful of states banned the product due to fears of excess lead levels.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said tests by some states had found too much lead in the product, and ordered Nestle to halt manufacturing.

In a statement, it said it was ordering Nestle India to "withdraw and recall all the nine approved variants of its Maggi Instant Noodles from the market... and stop further production".

FSSAI said, due to the confusion, it had voluntarily "decided to withdraw the product off the shelves, despite the product being safe".

Indian states had carried out tests on the noodles, which had shown the product had higher than allowed levels of lead.

On Friday (today) its global chief executive Paul Bulcke said the product was "safe for consumption".

Agencies

risingbd/ INDIA/ June 5, 2015/ Nasim/ Mahfuz