Tripura bans Maggi noodles

Following the Centre's ban of Maggi noodles throughout the country, Tripura imposed a ban on the sale of the product in the state, an official statement said today.
The statement issued by the Health and Family Welfare department said, Maggi was banned in the state since last night following instructions from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
Tripura has also sent Maggi noodle samples to the Central Food Laboratory in Pune for test.
It is the state to ban the instant noodles after Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, and Rajasthan.

Mizoram will issue a ban order on Monday while Arunachal Pradesh issued orders to recall them with immediate effect and advised the consumers not to consume the noodles till further communication from FSSAI.
Coming down heavily on Swiss giant Nestle, FSSAI yesterday ordered recall of all nine approved variants of Maggi instant noodles from the market, terming them "unsafe and hazardous" for human consumption.

It also asked Nestle to "stop further production, processing, import, distribution and sale of the said product with immediate effect".
Nestle CEO Paul Bulcke however said it was withdrawing the product from Indian market due to "unfounded confusions" that has affected the consumer trust, but maintained that its noodles are safe for consumption.

"We apply the same quality standards and methods in the world here in India too. Our tests have found that Maggi is absolutely safe," he had said.