Nestle Noodle Controversy Fanned by Regulators’ Opposing Views
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Nestle SA’s Maggi noodles imported from India are safe for consumers to eat and don’t carry hazardous levels of lead, the U.K.’s Food Standards Agency said, leading analysts to question why Indian regulators banned them.
All of the products tested were well within the levels permitted by the European Union, the agency said in a statement Wednesday. It collected 900 samples, including masala-flavored noodles imported from India, and others from the Maggi range.