Maggi Noodles Row

The government has told the apex consumer forum, hearing its Rs.640-crore class action suit against Nestle India, that it would like to test 31 more samples of Maggi instant noodles.

A claim for 640 crores or 99 million dollars in damages from food group Nestle after a food scare involving Maggi noodles will be heard on Friday by the country's top consumer forum. Today, the Bombay High Court is expected to rule on whether the government correctly enforced a country-wide ban on the popular snack.

After ordering a nationwide ban on Maggi Noodles, the government has asked manufacturer Nestle to pay Rs 640 crore in damages.

Stating that the government does not want to hurt investment flow after the Maggi row, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said the Prime Minister has asked not to make unnecessary noise over issues such as Maggi controversy till all facts come to light.

Gujarat Food and Drug Control Authority has extended the ban on Maggi noodles for third time in a row for a month as its manufacturer Nestle did not furnish any safety data for the product.

Gujarat Food and Drug Control Authority has extended the ban on Maggi noodles for third time in a row for a month as its manufacturer Nestle did not furnish any safety data for the product.

Amidst the controversy involving its Maggi noodles, Nestle India on Friday announced that its managing director Etienne Benet would be replaced by Suresh Narayanan, presently the chairman and CEO of Nestle Philippines

Nestle India, manufacturer of Maggi noodles, told the Bombay High Court on Friday that a certain batch of its instant food product may have contained lead beyond permissible limit but the government's decision to impose a blanket ban was unfair and illegal.

Maggi noodles may be banned in India, but manufacturer Nestle has been allowed to export them, the Bombay High Court said today.

Goa today joined several other states in banning the sale of Nestle's instant noodle brand 'Maggi' which is at the centre of a raging nationwide row over food safety concerns.

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that Maggi noodles samples it tested were found to contain lead within permissible limits.

A Mumbai retailers' organisation today ordered all members to immediately stop stocking or selling Maggi noodles till the air over its safety aspects is cleared.

In the backdrop of safety concerns over Maggi noodles, the country-wide network of 1500 Central Police Canteens (CPCs) catering to central paramilitary personnel have already discontinued Nestle India's products after detecting alleged irregularities in their packaging.

As more and more states test samples of Maggi noodles to find out whether it has high lead content or mono-sodium glutamate or MSG, a taste enhancer, questions are being raised about how packaged food items are given license in India and what role does the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) - the nodal agency which gives such appr...

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain has announced an immediate "15-day ban" on sale of Maggi noodles and has asked Nestle, which manufactures the snack, to recall current stocks from the capital in that time and make available new stock, which will be allowed on shelves only after proper checks. The Indian Army, too, has issued an advisory asking ...

The government has told the apex consumer forum, hearing its Rs.640-crore class action suit against Nestle India, that it would like to test 31 more samples of Maggi instant noodles.

A claim for 640 crores or 99 million dollars in damages from food group Nestle after a food scare involving Maggi noodles will be heard on Friday by the country's top consumer forum. Today, the Bombay High Court is expected to rule on whether the government correctly enforced a country-wide ban on the popular snack.

After ordering a nationwide ban on Maggi Noodles, the government has asked manufacturer Nestle to pay Rs 640 crore in damages.

Stating that the government does not want to hurt investment flow after the Maggi row, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said the Prime Minister has asked not to make unnecessary noise over issues such as Maggi controversy till all facts come to light.

Gujarat Food and Drug Control Authority has extended the ban on Maggi noodles for third time in a row for a month as its manufacturer Nestle did not furnish any safety data for the product.

Gujarat Food and Drug Control Authority has extended the ban on Maggi noodles for third time in a row for a month as its manufacturer Nestle did not furnish any safety data for the product.

Amidst the controversy involving its Maggi noodles, Nestle India on Friday announced that its managing director Etienne Benet would be replaced by Suresh Narayanan, presently the chairman and CEO of Nestle Philippines

Nestle India, manufacturer of Maggi noodles, told the Bombay High Court on Friday that a certain batch of its instant food product may have contained lead beyond permissible limit but the government's decision to impose a blanket ban was unfair and illegal.

Maggi noodles may be banned in India, but manufacturer Nestle has been allowed to export them, the Bombay High Court said today.

Goa today joined several other states in banning the sale of Nestle's instant noodle brand 'Maggi' which is at the centre of a raging nationwide row over food safety concerns.

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that Maggi noodles samples it tested were found to contain lead within permissible limits.

A Mumbai retailers' organisation today ordered all members to immediately stop stocking or selling Maggi noodles till the air over its safety aspects is cleared.

In the backdrop of safety concerns over Maggi noodles, the country-wide network of 1500 Central Police Canteens (CPCs) catering to central paramilitary personnel have already discontinued Nestle India's products after detecting alleged irregularities in their packaging.

As more and more states test samples of Maggi noodles to find out whether it has high lead content or mono-sodium glutamate or MSG, a taste enhancer, questions are being raised about how packaged food items are given license in India and what role does the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) - the nodal agency which gives such appr...

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain has announced an immediate "15-day ban" on sale of Maggi noodles and has asked Nestle, which manufactures the snack, to recall current stocks from the capital in that time and make available new stock, which will be allowed on shelves only after proper checks. The Indian Army, too, has issued an advisory asking ...