Madhuri Dixit is in legal trouble because of Maggi!
Advertisement
Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit has landed in soup because of favourite two minute noodles-Maggi.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Uttarakhand has sent a notice to Madhuri for endorsingMaggi noodles , which is under scanner for high content of lead and Mono Sodium glutamate.
The administration has asked Madhuri, 48, to reply within 15 days on an advertisement in which she talks about the nutrition value of Maggi noodles.
The FDA has also asked her explain the basis of her claims in the ad.
Food Security Officer Mahimanand Joshi said if she fails to respond to the notice within the stipulated time frame, a case could be registered against her.
A huge furore 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 Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG) and high amounts of lead, more than the permissible limits that could cause harm to organs in our body.
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.
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: Indiatimes) (Video: Nestle)
Advertisement
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Uttarakhand has sent a notice to Madhuri for endorsing
The administration has asked Madhuri, 48, to reply within 15 days on an advertisement in which she talks about the nutrition value of Maggi noodles.
The FDA has also asked her explain the basis of her claims in the ad.
Food Security Officer Mahimanand Joshi said if she fails to respond to the notice within the stipulated time frame, a case could be registered against her.
Advertisement
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.
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.
Advertisement
(Image: Indiatimes) (Video: Nestle)
Advertisement
- Having an regional accent can be bad for your interviews, especially an Indian one: study
- Dirty laundry? Major clothing companies like Zara and H&M under scrutiny for allegedly fuelling deforestation in Brazil
- 5 Best places to visit near Darjeeling
- Climate change could become main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century: Study
- RBI initiates transition plan: Small finance banks to ascend to universal banking status
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market