Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, June 9, 2015 :

Noodle products by all brands are under scanner by the Odisha government following ban on Maggi’s products.

Odisha government on Tuesday decided to test all brands of instant noodles being sold across the state.

“We have asked the district collectors to check all noodle products available in the state,” Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said here.

“They have been asked to collect samples from noodle products being manufactured in the state and imported from other states.”

He said the collected samples would be sent to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) accredited Central Food Laboratory at Pune for testing.

“Action would be taken against the manufacturers if food safety standards are found violated,” said Nayak.

The decision follows FSSAI’s advisory to withdraw samples of a variety of instant noodles, pastas and macaroni and their tastemakers for which product approvals have been granted by the regulatory authority.

Earlier on Monday, Odisha government banned the sale of all Maggi noodle products in the state, but before that Maggi had announced to recall its products from India following hue and cry over monosodium glutamate (MSG) content in its products, harmful to health.

Several international companies and state-based food processing companies are selling noodle products in the state.