A bad news for all the instant food lovers, as two- minute maggi came under regulatory scanner, may face a ban in some of the Indian states after it has been found to contain harmful chemicals.
Samples collected from some parts of Uttar Pradesh were tested in the lab and results showed that it contains high amount of monosodium glutamate and lead. Surprisingly, it has been found that maggi contains 17 parts per million lead, while permissible Limit in only 0.01 ppm.
Recently, the lucknow food safety and drug administration has initiated an probe in to the matter and also written to the food authority and standars authority of india( FSSAI) in new delhi to cancel the licence of maggi. “We have tested Maggi samples at Kolkatha’s referral laboratory.
The test results show that there are added monosodium glutamate and excess of lead. We have ordered further sampling,” FSDA Assistant Commossioner vijay Bahadur Yadav was quoted as telling an English daily.The lucknow FSDA further informed FSSAI to check the quality of samples from all over the country.
-Srikar. Palwai
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