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Post-Maggi episode, pasta, macaroni too under lens
Highlights
A day after banning Maggi noodles, food safety regulator FSSAI on Saturday said it will test samples of instant noodles across brands to ensure food safety. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it will also examine branded pasta and macaroni products while asserting that it’s not considering any action against brand ambassadors as of now.
A day after banning Maggi noodles, food safety regulator FSSAI on Saturday said it will test samples of instant noodles across brands to ensure food safety. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it will also examine branded pasta and macaroni products while asserting that it’s not considering any action against brand ambassadors as of now.
“We will check all other instant noodles brands as well. Why should we restrict to one brand? We are drawing samples of other noodles brand,” FSSAI CEO Yudhvir Singh Malik said.
While he did not name the brands, popular products include ITC’s Sunfeast Yippee, HUL’s Knorr and Nissin Foods’ Top Ramen and Wai Wai from Nepal’s Chaudhary Group.
“On Monday, we will publish names of all brands of instant noodles, macaroni and pasta which have taken approval from FSSAI to sell their products. Samples of those brands will be collected for testing,”Mr Malik said.
“The brands or products that have not taken approval are unauthorised and an action would be contemplated against them,” he said, adding “there would be many brands which have not taken approval from FSSAI”.
On Friday, FSSAI had banned all variants of Nestle India’s Maggi noodles, terming them as “unsafe and hazardous” for human consumption. Asked about action against brand ambassadors, Mr Malik said “not right now” and they must be given “benefit of doubt”.
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