Maggi took 2 minutes to turn on its damage control mode. Says they don’t use MSG at all

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Maggi took 2 minutes to turn on its damage control mode. Says they don’t use MSG at all
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Finding itself dipped in soup, Nestle’s brand of noodle, Maggi has switched on it’s 2-minute damage control mode. The social media storm over unsafe consumption of Maggi due to high content of controversial ingredient monosodium glutamate (MSG) seemed to have no ending.
Nestle defended it saying, the batch was manufactured in February 2014 and had reached the best-before date in November. One batch contains about 200,000 packs. As per a news report in The Economic Times the company has said its practice is to collect stock near the expiry date from distributors and retailers.

A huge furore on media broke out on April 30 when the food authorities in Lucknow asked Nestle to recall one batch of Maggi noodles after tests showed it contained seven times higher levels of lead than permissible and traces of MSG.

On being asked by the financial daily, a Nestle spokesperson said over email, “"We are confident that these packs are no longer in the market. The company does not agree with the order and is filing the requisite representations with the authorities.”

There are no other orders to recall Maggi noodles in the market, the company said. "We have in place strict food safety and quality controls including thorough quality checks at each stage of our raw material sourcing and manufacturing process. This includes comprehensive testing to ensure that Maggi noodles comply with all applicable food safety laws," the statement added.

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While many Tweeteratti felt nostalgic learning about the ban on their saviour of midnight hunger Maggi, Nestle said that it regularly checks its quality as part of quality control process.

The company told the ET, it doesn't add MSG to Maggi noodles sold in India and this is stated on the product. "However, we use hydrolysed groundnut protein, onion powder and wheat flour to make Maggi noodles sold in India, which all contain glutamate. We believe that the authorities' tests may have detected glutamate, which occurs naturally in many foods," the company said.

(Image: India Times)