NESTLE ULTIMATELY WITHDRAWS ‘MAGGI’ FROM INDIA

TNI News Service (TNS)

Webdesk, TNI Mumbai, 5th June, 2015: In a major decision the food major Nestle India declared that it is withdrawing Maggi noodles brand from India for the time being however, it continued to maintain it was safe and that it would be back in the market soon. “Maggi noodles are completely safe and have been trusted in India for over 30 years. The trust of our consumers and the safety of our products is our first priority,” the company said in a statement in the early hours of Friday. The statement further said “Unfortunately, recent developments and concerns about the product have led to an environment of confusion for the consumer, to such an extent that we have decided to withdraw the product off the shelves, despite the product being safe”. “We promise that the trusted Maggi Noodles will be back in the market as soon as the current situation is clarified.” State governments like in Gujarat, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir had banned Maggi for 15-30 days and several others had called for tests on the popular noodles after a batch in a small town in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly found to contain higher-than-permissible levels of lead. While Bengal Government is yet to declare its stand on ‘Maggi’, however, the hill municipalities like Darjeeling and Kalimpong have asked the shopkeepers not to sell ‘Maggi’ till further orders.