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Nestle withdraws Maggi noodles across the country

by IBNS 05 Jun 2015, 06:52 am

New Delhi, June 5 (IBNS) Amid a spiralling controversy over crackdown on Maggi noodles Nestle India has decided to withdraw its populalr product across the country promising that it will be back soon.

The company, in a statement on Thursday night also reiterated that the snack is safe.

Nestle's move followed  country-wide scrutiny for high lead content and mono-sodium glutamate or MSG, a taste enhancer.


 "The trust of our consumers and the safety of our products is our first priority. Unfortunately, recent developments and unfounded concerns about the product have led to an environment of confusion for the consumer, to such an extent that we have decided to withdraw the product off the shelves, despite the product being safe," Nestle said.

"We promise that the trusted MAGGI Noodles will be back in the market as soon as the current situation is clarified," Nestle said, emphasising that, "MAGGI Noodles are completely safe and have been trusted in India for over 30 years."

n a setback for the company on Thursday,  four more states- Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu joined Delhi in placing a temporary ban on Maggi Noodles.

Uttarakhand  banned the popular brand "till further notice". 

Gujarat as well as Jammu and Kashmir banned Maggi Noodles for a month. 

The Tamil Nadu government banned Maggi for three months after its tests found lead twice above the permissible limit, reports said.

According to market reports, Nestle shares dropped by 15 per cent since May 28  because of the controversy over Maggi, which accounts for one-fifth of the company's revenues..