Global CEO of Nestle Paul Bulcke addresses the media on the Maggi controversy on Friday.
Amidst the raging controversy over Maggi noodles, the Global CEO of Nestle, Paul Bulcke addressed media on Friday. At the event he said that Maggi noodles are not harmful and are safe for consumption.
At the press conference Bulcke said, "Maggi noodles have been trusted in India for over 30 years. Maggi is safe for consumption, we have same quality standards everywhere in world. This controversy has led to consumers losing trust in us."
He further added, "We do not put MSG in our products. With our consumers in mind, we shall work with the authorities to clear this situation out. Product quality and safety is of paramount priority to us. We don't have data from any of the third party tests conducted on Maggi. I am very confident that we will be back as soon as possible. That is our prime objective."
He also said, "No lead found in 1,000 Maggi batches that were tested internally."
The Head of Corporate Communications, Nestle India, Sanjay Khajuria said, "We want to speak with the regulators to know what tests they have done so that we can get a report. We are trying to learn why there's difference in test results carried out in other labs and ours."
Five states – Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand – have banned the sale of Maggi after concerns were raised over the presence of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead beyond permissible levels in the instant noodles.
The Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand governments banned the sale for three months, while in Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir, the ban will be effective for one month. Telangana government too banned Maggi on Friday in the state even before the test results were out.
The state governments also ordered Nestle India to immediately withdraw the stocks.
Meanwhile, Delhi has banned the product for 15 days.
Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday had said that the government has decided to file a complaint regarding Maggi issue with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) to further investigate the matter as the FSSAI reports might take some time to come.
A case was lodged earlier against Nestle India by the UP food regulator FSDA in a local court at Bara banki in Uttar Pradesh over safety standards of its Maggi, while actors Amitabh Bachhan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta were also separately dragged to court for promoting the 'two-minute' noodles brand.
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