Bengaluru: Is India's favourite instant noodles heading towards a total ban? The favourite comfort food of the Indian middle class is in the midst of a great crisis! The Delhi government on Wednesday banned Maggi noodles for 15 days as the manufacturer, Nestle India battled controversy with many more states ordering tests following a lab report that samples of the noodles contained more than the permissible limit of lead.
Karnataka has also joined the list of states that has sent samples of Maggi noodles for testing after reports from other parts of the country revealed that the lead content in the popular snack was higher than the permissible limits.Karnataka's Health Minister, UT Khader told NDTV that he had directed food officials and health department officials to take samples from manufacturing units and retail outlets in the state and send them for testing.
Karnataka has also joined the list of states that has sent samples of Maggi noodles for testing after reports from other parts of the country revealed that the lead content in the popular snack was higher than the permissible limits.Karnataka's Health Minister, UT Khader told NDTV that he had directed food officials and health department officials to take samples from manufacturing units and retail outlets in the state and send them for testing.