Kerala imposes ban on sale of Maggi noodles in government outlets
Kerala State Civil Supplies corporation has around 1,400 outlets throughout the state
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government on Tuesday issued an order to temporarily stop distribution of Maggi noodles from over 1,000 retail outlets in the state in the wake of Uttar Pradesh FSDA finding monosodium glutamate and lead above permissible limits in the popular snack.
State Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob's office said an order had been issued to temporarily stop the distribution of Maggi noodles from its retail outlets in the state forthwith till the veracity of the dispute is resolved.
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Kerala State Civil Supplies corporation, also known as Supplyco, has around 1,400 outlets throughout the state.
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The Centre had made it clear on Monday that Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is testing more Maggi samples collected from different states following the detection of monosodium glutamate and lead in excess of the prescribed limit in the noodles.
A case had been lodged against Nestle India by state food regulator FSDA in a local court at Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh over safety standards of its Maggi, while actors Amitabh
Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta have also been separately dragged to court for promoting the 'two-minute' noodles brand.