New Delhi: The Centre filed a written complaint before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission against the Indian unit of Swiss multinational Nestle for alleged violations of safety standards, reports said. Consumer cooperative society Kendriya Bhandar is also withdrawing Maggi from its 130 stores in and around Delhi.
A Future Group spokesperson, meanwhile, said that in the interests of consumer sentiments, it had taken Maggi noodles off the shelves from all its stores for the time being. Announcing the Delhi government’s decision to ban Maggi noodles for 15 days, city health minister Satyender Jain said Nestle India had been asked to withdraw all its existing stocks. Mr Jain said the government will carry out lab tests on all other noodle brands available in the city and take action based on the reports.
Sources said Maggi noodles is an optional item on the Army’s high-altitude special rations list. The dispatch of Maggi noodles as a special high-altitude ration will be stopped for now until further orders. Describing the alleged lapses as a “serious issue”, food and consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that the NCDRC will investigate the matter and take appropriate action.
“In Mumbai, 25 per cent people eat outside. There is a great health risk. Maggi is mostly eaten by children.,” the minister added. States like Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal joined several states in lifting Maggi noodle samples for laboratory tests on Wednesday while Kerala, Maharashtra and Goa governments didn’t find any harmful substance.
Big B Speaks Up
- As soon as i get a notice, I will put it up to my lawyers and will cooperate with what the law says
- I stopped endorsing maggi two years ago
- Currently, I am not associated with the product
