New Delhi: After growing outrage, the Prime Minister's Office has sought a report on the Maggi issue. PMO officials on Friday met the Union Health Secretary BP Sharma to discuss the matter.
Nestle India decided to take Maggi noodles off the shleves across the country. The product has been under scrutiny for high lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) content.
However, Nestle has maintained that Maggi is safe and there is some confusion around the product.
Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand have so far banned the sale of the two minute noodles after concerns were raised over presence of MSG and lead beyond permissible levels in the product.
Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand governments banned the sale of Nestle's instant noodles for three months while in Gujarat the ban will be effective for one month after some samples of the fast food failed lab tests, officials said. In Jammu and Kashmir, the state government banned the sale for one month till the receipt of reports over the fitness of the fast food for human consumption.
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are awaiting results of tests of samples of the noodles taken from the respective states before taking any action. Delhi had banned the sale of the food item for 15 days.
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