LUCKNOW: Five more samples of instant snack Maggi have failed tests at a laboratory in Indian city of Lucknow as they contained lead content beyond the permissible limit, an official said on Saturday.
The lead content in these samples, picked from neighbouring Barabanki, were found to be 2.7 parts per million more than the permissible limit at the Food Safety and Drug Administration laboratory, an official said.
In June this year, Nestle had to take Maggi off the shelves, after few states decided to ban the noodles. FSSAI had also banned Maggi instant noodles terming them “unsafe and hazardous” for human consumption.
Nestlé India said its sales plunged by 20% in the second quarter, as a food-safety scandal and a large-scale Maggi Noodles recall weighed on its earnings.
Nestle India has posted disappointing second quarter (April-June) results after its most popular brand Maggi noddles was banned nationwide on food safety concerns.
