FSSAI seizes 200 quintals of Maggi from Lucknow warehouse

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has seized 200 quintals of instant noodle Maggi from a warehouse on outskirts of the city, a senior Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Authority said.

The central drug officer seized 200 quintals from a company owned gowdown in Banthara area, Additional Food Commissioner (Administration) Ram Araj Maurya said.

He, however, said that further details could be revealed only by central authorities.

Last week, one more sample of instant noodle Maggi had failed laboratory test in the city, according to a senior UP FDA official.

"A sample which was taken from Deoria has failed the lab test," Additional Commissioner (Food) FDA Vijay Bahadur Yadav had said adding that more than 100 samples are being tested.