2 min readGandhinagarJul 10, 2015 03:16 AM IST
First published on: Jul 10, 2015 at 03:14 AM IST
The Gujarat food and drugs authority, which launched a massive drive to check the food safety standards of packaged products after lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) were found beyond permissible limits in the samples of Nestle’s Maggi, has sent to laboratories as many as 200 variants of more than 20 instant noodle brands and the results would likely be disclosed in a week.
The manufactures of the instant noodle brands would be sent notices for withdrawal, if their products do not conform with the set standards, said the Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA).
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However, the manufacturers of all top brands as well as locally made ice-creams and soft drinks would only get notices to lift the safety standards from the FDCA, if their products fail the tests. It is likely that by the time results would be out, the batch from which samples were taken might be sold out in the market.
“Two hundred samples of variants of more than 20 instant noodle brands have been taken and sent for multiple tests, including MSG and lead, to laboratories located at Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhuj,” said Dr H G Koshiya, the commissioner of FDCA.
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