The district administration also imposed a fine of Rs 45 lakh on Nestle, Rs 15 lakh on its three distributors and Rs 11 lakh on its two sellers. In 2015, a Gorakhpur state laboratory and the Central Food Laboratory in Kolkata found monosodium glutamate (MSG) in the samples. In the earlier case, Nestle India said they do not add MSG to Maggi noodles sold in India. “However, we use hydrolysed groundnut protein, onion powder and wheat flour to make Maggi noodles sold in India, which all contain glutamate. Maggi had then been banned by FSSAI in June 2015 forcing Nestle India to withdraw the product from the market.

Source: Indian Express November 29, 2017 09:00 UTC