Page 6 - Nestle Maggi Controversy

Maggi imported into Canada comes under lens

According to a statement by the Health Canada, it may issue a recall if the imported Maggi brand noodles are found to have discrepancies

Bahrain bans import and sale of Maggi from India

The move follows a health ministry-ordered seizure of hundreds of packets of Maggi,which reportedly found their way onto shops in Bahrain through local traders

Government may seek damages from Nestle

Goa 11th state to ban instant noodles brand

Not foreign vs Indian issue, say experts

But although this sort of business risk always exists, the final outcome would decide if investor confidence gets hurt, they say

After Maggi, vegetables and milk to be tested for adulteration

The drive to check adulteration may be launched in Delhi on a pilot project basis

Nestle spends Rs 19 cr for quality testing, Rs 445 cr for ads

Experts say similar trend could be seen at other such companies as all of them spend huge sums on brand promotions

Now, Goa bans sale of Maggi

Goa today joined several other states in banning the sale of Nestle's instant noodle brand 'Maggi' which is at the centre of a raging nationwide row over food safety concerns. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar announced the ban keeping in view a similar measure taken by various other states though Maggi samples tested by Goa's health regulator did not find any harmful contents in them. "Since Maggi has been already banned across the country, we have decided not to take a chance and ban it in Goa," he told reporters in Mapusa town near here. "Though the results of Maggi samples tested in state-run Food and Drugs Administration's (FDA) laboratory did not show presence of any harmful contents, the State Government has decided to ban sale of Maggi here," he said. He said government has already sent the samples of Maggi for further tests in a private lab at Mysore. The FDA earlier had tested the samples drawn from local market and also one sample manufactured in Punjab. Nestle, the ..

'Lazy' mothers to blame for rise in Maggi sale: BJP MLA

With many states banning Maggi over mounting food safety concern, a BJP MLA has sought to blame "new generation mothers" for rise in its sale, saying they have become "lazy" and hence feed their children two-minute noodles. "I don't know why the mothers have become so lazy (that they feed their kids instant noodles)? Mothers of our generation used to serve homemade food like 'paratha', 'halwa' and 'sivaia' to their children," Usha Thakur, a ruling party MLA from the city had yesterday said while justifying the ban on sale of Maggi noodles. Thakur's remarks drew sharp reaction from Opposition Congress which said the woman legislator has disrespected mothers. "The BJP MLA, by dubbing Indian mothers as lazy, has shown disrespect towards them. For this, she must apologise to them," Archana Jaiswal, a senior Congress leader, told PTI today. "Her statement is laughable and has no basis," said Jaiswal, a former State unit President of Mahila Congress. Thakur had also said the ...

Nestle flies in the "Mother of Maggi" to handle crisis

Shivani Hegde was the brain behind the brand in India; can she breathe new life into her creation today?

Maggi banned but what about oil, eggs, vegetables and pulses?

Data shows that we are surrounded by food that is contaminated, adulterated and does not meet Indian safety and packaging standards

Top 10 things Nestle's global CEO said in defence of Maggi noodles

At a press conference to address the food safety concerns over the Maggi noodle brand, Nestle's global CEO Paul Bulcke said that the multi-national food and beverage giant will not challenge the testing methodologies of the Indian authorities

T N Ninan: A noodle-bowl of issues

Will those who promote ayurvedic products that have iron as a standard ingredient, get the same treatment as Maggi noodles, or benefit from benign neglect?