The district administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur has slapped a fine on Nestle India and its distributors after popular noodles brand Maggi allegedly failed to pass a lab test, even as the FMCG major maintained that “it’s a case of application of incorrect standards”. The district administration had imposed a fine of Rs 45 lakh on Nestle, Rs 15 lakh on its three distributors and Rs 11 lakh on its two sellers. Questioning the lab findings, Nestle India said it had not received the order yet and would file an appeal urgently once it received the order. Even in 2015, the Maggi trouble for Nestle had begun in UP. Following legal battles, the popular noodles brand was back in the market in November 2015.

Source: Hindustan Times November 28, 2017 17:48 UTC