Now top consumer court orders tests on Maggi

NEW DELHI : The apex consumer court on Thursday for the first time ordered tests on 13 samples of Maggi noodles from nine batches to determine lead and “MSG stock glutamate” content.The decision was taken by a bench of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) here.
The NCDRC said the Maggi samples should be sent to the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysore in Karnataka after verifying the seal and samples in the court’s presence.”The 13 out of 25 total samples be sent to CFTRI in Mysore for analysis to determine the quantity of lead and ‘Monosodium glutamate (MSG) stock glutamate’ in the aforesaid samples,” the bench said.