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News Maggi banned due to high quantities of MSG and lead. Update - Ban Lifted
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Yes....This is true...There is no need to get carried away by media...Because most of the time media acts like a Prestitute...
As I already said earlier whenever such thing happens, first the company does is to play down the problem, then generalize the situation & then PR machinery is activated....
Media companies are hired to handle the situation & media agents are sent out for barking....
Here also Nestle is trying to generalize the problem the same way Coca cola did in the past....
The product, Maggi is processed / packaged food & there are regulations governing all this. So its clear that Nestle didn't follow the regulations & now giving excuses....
The question is whether a company like Nestle would have dared to act like this in any western country....
The CEO would have been arrested & huge fine would have been imposed on the company....
Here is a news article which gives an idea on why MNCs like Nestle find it easy to break the rules & then get away for their acts in India......
Spiked products fail to get past US prying eyes
Maggi noodles may be India's first nationwide food recall, but in the land of plenitude, not a day goes by without a product, food and beyond, being withdrawn from the market - a result of the hawk-eyed Uncle Sam's regulatory and inspection regime that corporations are trying to beat all the time.
More than a century after Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, an expose of the hazardous practices in the meatpacking industry, critics still rail about the unsanitary state of the sector. Yet, the US is replete with both punitive bans and voluntary recalls - not just of meat and other foods, but of a wide range of products, from automobiles to toys to consumer goods.
A range of agencies, from the government's FDA to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the National Highway Safety Board (NHSB) to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, backed by a plethora of NGOs and watchdogs, keep a sharp eye on predatory corporations every ready to shortchange the public for a better bottomline. The scrutiny is relentless, as are the slip-us.
Consider this: Just this past week alone, a California smokehouse voluntarily recalled all smoked salmon because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people. A pet food factory in Pennsylvania recalled five varieties of Rachael Ray Nutrish® wet cat food.
On a more serious note, an FDA and CDC-mandated recall in 2007 of some 3,200 products of Peanut Corp, often cited as one of the largest food recalls in history, because it was linked to a virulent strain of Salmonella. The recall forced the company into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A decade earlier, the USDA ordered Hudson to recall 25 million pounds of contaminated ground beef. More recently, Kraft had to take 6.5 million boxes of macaroni and cheese off grocery shelves after metal was discovered in a single box.
Indian importers and exporters are all too aware of this regulatory regime, since they are often at the receiving end of US bans and recalls. An exporter who has had to withdraw its honey (because it was found to be adulterated through the partial substitution of cane or corn sweeteners), they have found the U.S inspection regime a hard nut to crack.
India too has tried to walk the talk - but lately has had to squawk. Last week, after months of trying to stave off American chicken and egg imports by arguing that it could bring in Avian influenza, New Delhi lost the case before the WTO, as result of which U.S chicken legs and eggs could soon be flooding the Indian market. The episode shows India is yet to develop a consistent and sustained culture of safety inspection in foods and beyond. Maggi could just be the start....
Read more at: Spiked products fail to get past US prying eyes - The Times of India
Spiked products fail to get past US prying eyes
Maggi noodles may be India's first nationwide food recall, but in the land of plenitude, not a day goes by without a product, food and beyond, being withdrawn from the market - a result of the hawk-eyed Uncle Sam's regulatory and inspection regime that corporations are trying to beat all the time.
More than a century after Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, an expose of the hazardous practices in the meatpacking industry, critics still rail about the unsanitary state of the sector. Yet, the US is replete with both punitive bans and voluntary recalls - not just of meat and other foods, but of a wide range of products, from automobiles to toys to consumer goods.
A range of agencies, from the government's FDA to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the National Highway Safety Board (NHSB) to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, backed by a plethora of NGOs and watchdogs, keep a sharp eye on predatory corporations every ready to shortchange the public for a better bottomline. The scrutiny is relentless, as are the slip-us.
Consider this: Just this past week alone, a California smokehouse voluntarily recalled all smoked salmon because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people. A pet food factory in Pennsylvania recalled five varieties of Rachael Ray Nutrish® wet cat food.
On a more serious note, an FDA and CDC-mandated recall in 2007 of some 3,200 products of Peanut Corp, often cited as one of the largest food recalls in history, because it was linked to a virulent strain of Salmonella. The recall forced the company into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A decade earlier, the USDA ordered Hudson to recall 25 million pounds of contaminated ground beef. More recently, Kraft had to take 6.5 million boxes of macaroni and cheese off grocery shelves after metal was discovered in a single box.
Indian importers and exporters are all too aware of this regulatory regime, since they are often at the receiving end of US bans and recalls. An exporter who has had to withdraw its honey (because it was found to be adulterated through the partial substitution of cane or corn sweeteners), they have found the U.S inspection regime a hard nut to crack.
India too has tried to walk the talk - but lately has had to squawk. Last week, after months of trying to stave off American chicken and egg imports by arguing that it could bring in Avian influenza, New Delhi lost the case before the WTO, as result of which U.S chicken legs and eggs could soon be flooding the Indian market. The episode shows India is yet to develop a consistent and sustained culture of safety inspection in foods and beyond. Maggi could just be the start....
Read more at: Spiked products fail to get past US prying eyes - The Times of India
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If Govt bodies remained active because of this then it would be good. Hat's off to that person Pandey who started all this.
Nestle bans Indian executives from discussing developments in Maggi issue publicly
As Nestle India tries to deal with the controversy over lead content in Maggi noodles, the Swiss parent has told local executives not to talk publicly about developments, three people connected with the company said
They have been told not to engage directly with stakeholders, trade partners, dealers and distributors without approval. "Any engagement needs to be approved and vetted by the company's legal team only," said one of the officials mentioned above.
Nestle India's contribution to the Swiss firm's global revenues is barely 1.8%. The Maggi brand contributes about a third of the Indian unit's annual sales of Rs 9,500 crore.
"This was the fastest growing segment for Nestle over the past few years and was reporting positive volume growth compared to the decline reported by the company's other business segments,"
Reviving the brand will involve investing heavily in communications. Legal costs/promotions will also inch up, which will take a toll on margins.
Read more at:
Nestle bans Indian executives from discussing developments in Maggi issue publicly - The Economic Times
As Nestle India tries to deal with the controversy over lead content in Maggi noodles, the Swiss parent has told local executives not to talk publicly about developments, three people connected with the company said
They have been told not to engage directly with stakeholders, trade partners, dealers and distributors without approval. "Any engagement needs to be approved and vetted by the company's legal team only," said one of the officials mentioned above.
Nestle India's contribution to the Swiss firm's global revenues is barely 1.8%. The Maggi brand contributes about a third of the Indian unit's annual sales of Rs 9,500 crore.
"This was the fastest growing segment for Nestle over the past few years and was reporting positive volume growth compared to the decline reported by the company's other business segments,"
Reviving the brand will involve investing heavily in communications. Legal costs/promotions will also inch up, which will take a toll on margins.
Read more at:
Nestle bans Indian executives from discussing developments in Maggi issue publicly - The Economic Times
Maggi scare: India seeks damages from Nestle
Indian government has filed for damages from food group Nestle after a food scare involving reports of excess lead in Maggi noodles forced a nationwide recall, government officials said on Sunday.
"It's a serious matter concerning public health and the law allows us to take suo moto legal steps, or legal actions, against erring entities," said one official in the consumer affairs department of the food ministry.
The claim, made on behalf of Indian consumers, was not filed through the courts but with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
The latter has semi-judicial powers and will decide on the merits of the case and the size of damages.
The officials said Nestle was being accused of unfair trade practices, adding this is the first case in which the Indian government has sought damages from a multinational.
Total Maggi sales in India, including sauces and condiments, account for less than 1 percent of Nestle's group annual sales, but brand damage could be significant in a country where the noodles are ubiquitous, in homes and roadside eateries.
Indian newspapers reported separately on Sunday that the national food safety agency planned to inspect all Nestle's manufacturing facilities across India as a result of the scare.
Read more at: Maggi scare: India seeks damages from Nestle - Rediff.com Business
Indian government has filed for damages from food group Nestle after a food scare involving reports of excess lead in Maggi noodles forced a nationwide recall, government officials said on Sunday.
"It's a serious matter concerning public health and the law allows us to take suo moto legal steps, or legal actions, against erring entities," said one official in the consumer affairs department of the food ministry.
The claim, made on behalf of Indian consumers, was not filed through the courts but with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
The latter has semi-judicial powers and will decide on the merits of the case and the size of damages.
The officials said Nestle was being accused of unfair trade practices, adding this is the first case in which the Indian government has sought damages from a multinational.
Total Maggi sales in India, including sauces and condiments, account for less than 1 percent of Nestle's group annual sales, but brand damage could be significant in a country where the noodles are ubiquitous, in homes and roadside eateries.
Indian newspapers reported separately on Sunday that the national food safety agency planned to inspect all Nestle's manufacturing facilities across India as a result of the scare.
Read more at: Maggi scare: India seeks damages from Nestle - Rediff.com Business
