maggi controversy
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• MAGGI
NOODLES
CONTROVERSY
• GROUP
DISCUSSION
MAGGI NOODLES>>>>
In the past 20 years, Maggi has become an ubiquitous snack in India.
This instant snack is very easy to prepare, takes only two minutes and cost efficient as well.
Considering the addiction of people companies have taken undue advantage of this and in this row one of India’s most trusted brands is in a soup. 1)What is Maggi Noodles
Controversy?
Give “ins and outs”.
On 16th may,2015 the Lucknow Food
Safety and Drugs
Administration
commenced and wrote to the Food
Safety and
Standards
Authority of India
(FSSAI) in New
Delhi seeking to cancel the license
An officer of the UP Food Safety Drug
Administration based in Barabanki ordered tests on a dozen samples of Nestle’s Maggi instant noodles at state laboratory in
Gorakhpur, and repeat tests at the Central Food
Laboratory in Kolkata, a referral lab.
The Gorakhpur lab tested for Monosodium glutamate (MSG) to check Nestle’s claim that
Maggi had none.
Both tests found MSG ; in addition, Kolkata lab found “very high quantities” of lead- 17.2 ppm
(parts per million)- according to UP authorities which is beyond the permissible limit of
0.01ppm.
A nationwide recall of 9 variants of Maggi packets has been issued-the first of its kinds-by FSSAI.
What is MSG?
Why is it added to food products?
Is it harmful?
MSG is a type of amino-acid found naturally in many agricultural products. It is often added artificially to packaged food to enhance flavour.
Native to China, there have been reports of adverse effects of consuming MSG including nausea , upset digestive system, headache, etc. In US and EUROPE , MSG is considered as a food additive with quantitative limits.
In Australia and New Zealand, use of MSG has little to no restrictions.
While MSG is said to be harmful for health, there has been no conclusive proof regarding the adverse effects of MSG.
Food Safety regulations in
Semina
r
• MAGGI
NOODLES
CONTROVERSY
• GROUP
DISCUSSION
MAGGI NOODLES>>>>
In the past 20 years, Maggi has become an ubiquitous snack in India.
This instant snack is very easy to prepare, takes only two minutes and cost efficient as well.
Considering the addiction of people companies have taken undue advantage of this and in this row one of India’s most trusted brands is in a soup. 1)What is Maggi Noodles
Controversy?
Give “ins and outs”.
On 16th may,2015 the Lucknow Food
Safety and Drugs
Administration
commenced and wrote to the Food
Safety and
Standards
Authority of India
(FSSAI) in New
Delhi seeking to cancel the license
An officer of the UP Food Safety Drug
Administration based in Barabanki ordered tests on a dozen samples of Nestle’s Maggi instant noodles at state laboratory in
Gorakhpur, and repeat tests at the Central Food
Laboratory in Kolkata, a referral lab.
The Gorakhpur lab tested for Monosodium glutamate (MSG) to check Nestle’s claim that
Maggi had none.
Both tests found MSG ; in addition, Kolkata lab found “very high quantities” of lead- 17.2 ppm
(parts per million)- according to UP authorities which is beyond the permissible limit of
0.01ppm.
A nationwide recall of 9 variants of Maggi packets has been issued-the first of its kinds-by FSSAI.
What is MSG?
Why is it added to food products?
Is it harmful?
MSG is a type of amino-acid found naturally in many agricultural products. It is often added artificially to packaged food to enhance flavour.
Native to China, there have been reports of adverse effects of consuming MSG including nausea , upset digestive system, headache, etc. In US and EUROPE , MSG is considered as a food additive with quantitative limits.
In Australia and New Zealand, use of MSG has little to no restrictions.
While MSG is said to be harmful for health, there has been no conclusive proof regarding the adverse effects of MSG.
Food Safety regulations in