It is hard to believe a most popular food product ‘Maggi’ produced by an international giant like Nestle Company is consisting harmful contents like mono sodium glutamate. Delhi government found that there was no mention about it on the labels, which is an offense. Delhi government has banned Maggi Masala Taste Maker for two weeks, after finding lead content above prescribed limits in the 10 samples it collects from different places in the city.

 

Satyendar Jain, the health minister of Delhi government said that fresh stocks also will be tested in the labs before taking any final decision. He said the government will test the Noodle products of other companies also. The leading retail chain in Delhi is taking off this popular food product from its shelves following a complaint by the Centre to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

 

The Nestle Company representatives told the media that they have tested their product in an external lab and found no harmful contents in their products. Bollywood grand old man Amitabh Bachchan, who once acted in the commercial advertisement of this popular product said that he can’t be blamed for it as he stopped working for it two years back. He said, however he is ready to cooperate with the government in this case.

 

Maggi has become very popular and favorite food product for children and elders as well because of its irresistible taste and ease of cooking. It takes decades for Maggi to make the traditional Indians to add it in their favorite menu list. But, it takes hardly few days to collapse its multimillion dollar business in the country. Hence, some rival companies’ hand in this conspiracy can’t be ruled out.

 

However, Nestle has to prove that Maggi is safe for eating and no harmful contents are included to enhance its taste. It may take few months or even a year for the Nestle Company to recover from this unexpected jolt. Hence, all other national and international food production companies doing crores of business in the country should treat this as an eye opener and ensure their food products are also safe for eating or drinking.