Delhi Government Says Maggi Samples Tested Are Unsafe

NEW DELHI:  Kerala has ordered a pullout of Maggi noodles from government-run outlets and the Delhi government has said samples that it tested were found "unsafe," amid a country-wide scrutiny of the product for high content of lead and monosodium glutamate or MSG, a taste enhancer. However, Goa's Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has said that the samples it tested were found to be safe for human consumption. It also said that the samples tested negative for Monosodium Glutamate or MSG and lead content. But the Delhi government said high lead levels were detected in 10 out of 13 packets of Maggi noodles tested from around the National Capital Region. It has decided to initiate a case against the company "for sale of an unsafe product", a statement said, and also that it is considering a fine for "misbranding" as five Maggi noodle samples were found to contain MSG, without no declaration on the label. NDTV